Quantum computation and quantum information / Michael A. Nielsen and Isaac L. Chuang.
By: Nielsen, Michael A
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Contributor(s): Chuang, Isaac L.
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TextPublisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000Description: xxv, 676 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 0521632358; 0521635039 (pbk.); 9780521632355.Subject(s): Quantum computersDDC classification: 511.8 Online resources: Sample text | Publisher description | Table of contents | Contributor biographical information | WorldCat Details | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [649]-664) and index.
Table of contents 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.
Summary:
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?
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