ABSTRACT

An Elementary Guide to the State of the Art in the Quantum Information FieldIntroduction to Quantum Physics and Information Processing guides beginners in understanding the current state of research in the novel, interdisciplinary area of quantum information. Suitable for undergraduate and beginning graduate students in physics, mathematics, or eng

part 1|2 pages

Part I: Preliminaries

chapter 1|12 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|16 pages

A Simple Quantum System

part 2|2 pages

Part II: Theoretical Framework

chapter 3|30 pages

The Essentials of Quantum Mechanics

chapter 4|14 pages

Properties of Qubits

part 3|2 pages

Part III: Quantum Computation

chapter 7|22 pages

Quantum Gates and Circuits

chapter 8|32 pages

Quantum Algorithms

part 4|2 pages

Part IV: Quantum Information

chapter 9|20 pages

Information and Communication

chapter 10|14 pages

Quantum Error Correction

chapter 11|26 pages

Characterization of Quantum Information