Quantum information / Stephen M. Barnett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barnett, S. M. (Stephen M.)

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford master series in physics. Atomic, optical and laser physics ; 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quantum computers.

Quantum theory.

Information theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Quantum information- the subject- is a new and exciting area of science, which brings together physics, information theory, computer science and mathematics. Quantum Information- the book- is based on two successful lecture courses given to advanced undergraduate and beginning postgraduate students in physics.

Contents:

Contents; 1 Probability and information; 2 Elements of quantum theory; 3 Quantum cryptography; 4 Generalized measurements; 5 Entanglement; 6 Quantum information processing; 7 Quantum computation; 8 Quantum information theory; A: The equivalence of information and entropy; B: Lagrange multipliers; C: Stirling's approximation; D: The Schmidt decomposition; E: Number theory for cryptography; F: Quantum copying; G: Quantized field modes; H: Position and momentum eigenstates; I: Necessary conditions for a minimum-error POM; J: Complete positivity; K: Hardy's theorem; L: Universal gates

M: Nine- and five-qubit quantum codewordsN: Computational complexity; O: The Bernstein-Vazirani algorithm; P: Discrete Fourier transforms; Q: An entropy inequality; R: Quantum relative entropy; S: The Araki-Lieb inequality; T: Fidelity for mixed states; U: Entanglement of formation for two qubits; Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-191662-5

1-282-32863-8

9786612328633

0-19-156992-5

OCLC:

518181055