Introduction to Quantum Physics and Information Processing

by Radhika Vathsan

Overview

Requiring no background in quantum physics, this text 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 engineering, the book goes deep into issues of quantum theory without raising the technical level too much. It describes basic algorithms used in quantum computation and addresses key elements of quantum information. Examples, exercises, problems, and references encourage hands-on practice and further exploration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040054130
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	08/24/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	270
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Radhika Vathsan is an associate professor in the Department of Physics at BITS Pilani, Goa Campus. She earned a PhD in theoretical physics from the Institute of Mathematical Sciences Chennai and did her postdoc work at Harish Chandra Research Institute Allahabad. Her research interests include mathematical physics, many-body physics, high-energy physics, quantum computation and information, and foundations of quantum mechanics.

Table of Contents

Preliminaries: Introduction. A Simple Quantum System. Theoretical Framework: The Essentials of Quantum Mechanics. Mixed States, Open Systems, and the Density Operator. Computation Models and Computational Complexity. Quantum Computation: Quantum Gates and Circuits. Quantum Algorithms. Quantum Information: Information and Communication. Quantum Error Correction. Characterization of Quantum Information.