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Nielsen, Michael A.

Quantum computation and quantum information - New Delhi: Foundation Books, 2002. - xxv, 676 pages : illustrations ;

Incldes Index

Fundamental Concepts --
Introduction and overview --
Introduction to quantum mechanics --
Introduction to computer science --
Quantum Computation --
Quantum circuits --
The quantum Fourier transform and its applications --
Quantum search algorithms --
Quantum computers: physical realisation --
Quantum Information --
Quantum noise, open quantum systems, and quantum operations --
Distance measurement for quantum information --
Quantum error-correction --
Entropy and information --
Quantum information theory --
Notes on basic probability theory --
Group theory --
Approximating quantum gates: the Solovay-Kitaev theorem --
Number theory --
Public-key cryptography and the RSA cryptosystem --
Proof of Lieb's theorem.


This is an introduction to the main ideas and techniques of the field of quantum computation and quantum information. It asks the question: what are the ultimate physical limits to computation and communication?

ISBN: 9780521632355 0521632358 9788175960923 8175960922

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Quantum computing.
information complexe.

Dewey Class. No.: 511.8 / NIE