Quantum Computer Science: An Introduction / Edition 1

Quantum Computer Science: An Introduction / Edition 1

by N. David Mermin
ISBN-10:
0521876583
ISBN-13:
9780521876582
Pub. Date:
08/30/2007
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10:
0521876583
ISBN-13:
9780521876582
Pub. Date:
08/30/2007
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Quantum Computer Science: An Introduction / Edition 1

Quantum Computer Science: An Introduction / Edition 1

by N. David Mermin
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Overview

In the 1990's it was realized that quantum physics has some spectacular applications in computer science. This book is a concise introduction to quantum computation, developing the basic elements of this new branch of computational theory without assuming any background in physics. It begins with an introduction to the quantum theory from a computer-science perspective. It illustrates the quantum-computational approach with several elementary examples of quantum speed-up, before moving to the major applications: Shor's factoring algorithm, Grover's search algorithm, and quantum error correction. The book is intended primarily for computer scientists who know nothing about quantum theory, but will also be of interest to physicists who want to learn the theory of quantum computation, and philosophers of science interested in quantum foundational issues. It evolved during six years of teaching the subject to undergraduates and graduate students in computer science, mathematics, engineering, and physics, at Cornell University.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780521876582
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 08/30/2007
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 233
Sales rank: 465,489
Product dimensions: 7.68(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

N. David Mermin is Horace White Professor of Physics Emeritus at Cornell University. He has received the Lilienfeld Prize of the American Physical Society and the Klopsteg Award of the American Association of Physics Teachers. He is a member of the U. S. National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Professor Mermin has written on quantum foundational issues for several decades, and is known for the clarity and wit of his scientific writings. Among his other books are Solid State Physics (with N. W. Ashcroft, Thomson Learning 1976), Boojums all the Way Through (Cambridge University Press 1990), and It's about Time: Understanding Einstein's Relativity (Princeton University Press 2005).

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Cbits and Qbits; 2. General features and some simple examples; 3. Breaking RSA encryption with a quantum computer; 4. Searching with a quantum computer; 5. Quantum error correction; 6. Protocols that use just a few Qbits; Appendices; Index.
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