The book may also be useful as general education for readers who want to know the fundamental principles of quantum information and computation and who. No prerequisites in quantum mechanics andor information theory are needed. Like the first one this second volume is written in an outstanding clear and instructive manner and covers the main fields of quantum information processing this excellent textbook guides the reader on a straight way to understand and work on quantum computing and information. The information in quantum computation is represented by a qubit that in the dirac notation can be written in the form of a characteristic equation. Quantum computation and quantum information pdf nielsen rar. A short introduction to quantum information and quantum computation cambridge university press, 2005. Quantum physics puts restrictions on the types of transformations that can be done. Quantum computation and information 5 yet, interestingly, the third motivation was precisely the incomparable level of security that quantum information can offer us. The reader is gently introduced to this field starting from the basics in computation and quantum mechanics to the more advanced topics of quantum computation of dynamical systems. This appendix also serves as a quick reference for the main operationsin vector spaces, for instance, theinner and tensor products. Principles of quantum computation and information qtts. Rinton press serves the scientific and academic community by publishing, marketing and distributing journals, books and proceedings, through a progressively wide variety of media such as cdrom and internet in addition to conventional print on. They will likely lead to a new wave of technological innovations in communication, computation and cryptography. Quantum computation and quantum information is a challenging text that offers a.
In this paper, we introduce the basic theory of quantum. A brief introduction to quantum computing benjamin good may 2, 2007 abstract in the past 20 years, quantum computing has blossomed into a major area of research for physicists and computer scientists all over the world, despite the fact that a viable quantum computer remains elusive. It concerns a utilization of quantum mechanics to improve the efficiency of computation. Quantum computing is a new and exciting field at the intersection of mathematics, computer science and physics.
The book by benenti, casati and strini is an excellent introduction to the fascinating field of quantum computation and information. Principles of quantum computation and information volume ii. Solid state approaches quantum information processing quantum. Solid state approaches quantum information processing. Basic quantum algorithms like deutschjosza, simon, and. Indeed, the first two chapters are a simple introduction to classical computation and quantum mechanics.
Find materials for this course in the pages linked along the left. The basic information resource in quantum computation is the qubit, which is derived from\ quantum bit. He suggested in 1982 that quantum computers might have fundamentally more powerful computational abilities than conventional ones basing his conjecture on the extreme difficulty encountered in computing the result of quantum mechanical processes on conventional computers, in. Information, after all, is something that is enco ded in the state of a ph ysical system. A short course in quantum information theory springer, 2007. Quantum information processing and quantum computing a quantum information science and technology roadmap part 1. Principles of quantum computation and information world scientific. This book is a collection of lecture notes and contributions in summer school pronunciation. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Rinton press, a science and technology publisher, is founded by a team of scholars and publication professionals, and is based in princeton, new jersey. Mar 21, 2007 the book by benenti, casati and strini is an excellent introduction to the fascinating field of quantum computation and information. Quantum computation on a chip discussion table on computation on a chip communication and qkd on chip discussion table on communication and qkd on a chip quantum metrology and sensing on a chip discussion table on quantum metrology and sensing on a chip. Building qubits phase across junction energy maximum 0 energy energy minimum energy diagram of a junction electrons weak link superconductor what are the basic principles.
Request pdf on jan 1, 2004, giuliano benenti and others published principles of quantum computation and information. Quantum information processing changes not only the physical processes used for computation and communication, but the very notions of information and computation themselves. Quantum processes, systems, and information a new and exciting approach to the basics of quantum theory, this undergraduate textbook. Principles of quantum computation and information vol. Quantum information processing explores the implications of using quantum mechanics instead of classical mechanics to model information and its processing. In quantum computing, a qubit or quantum bit is a unit of quantum information the quantum analogue of the classical bit. Regardless of its physical realization, a bit is always understood to be either a 0 or a 1. Therefore, it is not easy to understand its fundamental concepts and. They should not to be taken to indicate in any way.
Due tuesday, january 21 in the future all assignments will be posted at the course web site. Quantum computation and quantum information nielsen pdf. Quantum computation and quantum information by michael. Introduction to quantum computation and information world scienti. Principles of quantum computation and information 1. This course will be an introduction to quantum computation and quantum information theory, from the perspective of theoretical computer science. An introduction to quantum computing for nonphysicists. This book is a collection of papers given by invited speakers at the ams special session on quantum computation and information held at the january 2000 annual meeting of the ams in washington, dc. Quantum computing is not about changing the physical substrate on which computation is done from classical to quantum but about changing the notion of computation itself, at the most basic. Principles of quantum computing qubits to implement a computational model as a physical device, the computer must be able to adept different internal states, provide means to perform the necessary transformations on them and to extract the output information. Quantum information science qis is an emerging field with the potential to cause revolutionary advances in fields of science and engineering involving computation, communication, precision measurement, and fundamental quantum science. The josephson junction is the basic building block of a superconducting qubit, and thus a quantum computer. One of the most cited books in physics of all time, quantum computation and quantum information remains the best textbook in this exciting field of science.
In physics and computer science, quantum information is the information of the state of a quantum system. Given enough quantum bits, it is possible to construct a universal quantum turing machine. The basic information resource in quantum computation is the qubit, which is derived from\quantum bit. Thereareseveralitemsofnomenclature andnotationwhichhavetwoormoremeaningsin common use in the. Currently, we work in the classical information regime. While i made an e ort to make the text selfcontained and consistent, it may still be somewhat rough around the edges. For instance a qubit with two possible orthonormal states 0iand 1iis described by eq.
Quantum computation and quantum information yazhenwang abstract. But because we are short of time im anxious to move on to quantum computation, i wont be able to cover this subject in as much depth as i would have liked. Volume ii deals with various important aspects, both theoretical and experimental, of quantum computation and information. Therefore, it is not easy to understand its fundamental concepts and central results without facing numerous technical details. Iii entangled subsystems and robust quantum computation 203 10 quantum subsystems and properties of entangled states 205 10. Semantic scholar extracted view of principles of quantum computation and information by giuliano benenti et al. An introduction tony hey department of electronics and computer science, university of southampton, southampton, united kingdom so17 1bj.
This 10th anniversary edition includes an introduction from the authors setting the work in context. Quantum mechanical effects will become important in just a few years. Chapter 5 quantum information theory quantum information theory is a rich subject that could easily have occupied us all term. First we provide an introduction to anyons and topological models. Quantum computing lecture notes mark oskin department of computer science and engineering university of washington abstract the following lecture notes are based on the book quantum computation and quantum information by michael a. This pedagogical introduction to topological quantum computation includes the following parts.
Dec 09, 2010 one of the most cited books in physics of all time, quantum computation and quantum information remains the best textbook in this exciting field of science. Powerpoint is preferable, since that way the animations will be visible. Quantum computation and quantum information are of great current interest in computer science, mathematics, physical sciences and engineering. They are for a mathbased quantum computing course that i teach here at the university of washington to computer science grad. Quantum computation and quantum information michael a. Basic quantum algorithms like deutschjosza, simon, and grover. Introductory lecture notes on quantum information and. Introductory lecture notes on quantum information and computation. Our aim is that these chapters should provide the necessary background for an understanding of the subsequent chapters.
In particular we consider the properties of anyons and their relation to topological quantum computation. In particular, all quantum state transformations, and therefore all quantum gates and. Operating according to the laws of quantum mechanics, quantum simulators qs are machines that possess an intrinsic. Quantum computation and quantum information by michael a. Quantum information theory has revolutionised our view on the true nature of information and has prontuario del cemento armato pdf led to such intriguing topics as teleportation and quantum. Quantum information science seth lloyd professor of quantummechanical engineering director, wm keck center for extreme quantum information theory xqit massachusetts institute of technology article outline. The opinions expressed in this document are those of the technology experts panel members and are subject to change. Computer science, physics and mathematics are covered. Works cited principle of quantum computation and information benenti, et al. Principles of quantum computation and information volume. Of course, this version of the story isnt how quantum computation came to be. Pdf principles of quantum computation and information semantic. In 1935, in an attempt to criticize quantum mechanics, albert einstein, boris podolsky and nathan rosen epr pointed out how this theory allowed for the apparent instan. A gentle introduction eleanor rieffel and wolfgang polak.
The following lecture notes are based on the book quantum computation and quantum information by michael a. To prevent confusion from arising, this section collects many of the more frequently used of these items, together with the conventions that will be adhered to in this book. Quantum computation and information is a new, rapidly developing interdisciplinary field. These chapters may also be read as a general introduction to the area of quantum computation and information from the perspective of a theoretical computer scientist. One might think of as a base transformation which trivially exists for any desired. Eight introductory lectures on quantum information and computation, given at the university of queensland quantum information and computation summer school qicss in 2002. This comprehensive textbook describes such remarkable effects as fast quantum algorithms, quantum teleportation, quantum. An introduction to quantum computation and quantum. Quantum computing is not synonymous with using quantum e. Essentially, all the information being that is manipulated during the course of a quantum computation is stored in registers of qubits. It is the basic entity of study in quantum information theory, and can be manipulated using quantum information processing techniques.
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