Introduction to Quantum Physics and Information Processing

2016·3.71 MB·English

by  Radhika Vathsan

Contents Page: v
Preface Page: ix
List of Figures Page: xiii
List of Tables Page: xvii
List of Boxes Page: xix
List of Symbols and Notations Page: xxi
About the Author Page: xxiii
Part I: Preliminaries Page: 1
Chapter 1: Introduction Page: 3
Chapter 2: A Simple Quantum System Page: 15
Part II: Theoretical Framework Page: 31
Chapter 3: The Essentials of Quantum Mechanics Page: 33
Chapter 4: Properties of Qubits Page: 63
Chapter 5: Mixed States, Open Systems, and the Density Operator Page: 77
Chapter 6: Computation Models and Computational Complexity Page: 101
Part III: Quantum Computation Page: 119
Chapter 7: Quantum Gates and Circuits Page: 121
Chapter 8: Quantum Algorithms Page: 143
Part IV: Quantum Information Page: 175
Chapter 9: Information and Communication Page: 177
Chapter 10: Quantum Error Correction Page: 197
Chapter 11: Characterization of Quantum Information Page: 211
Bibliography Page: 237
Back Cover Page: C