T he principles of quantum computing were laid out about 15 years ago by computer
scientists applying the superposition principle of quantum mechanics to computer operation …

The introduction to quantum physics in this chapter is about its foundations and connection
to quantum computing. The basis for quantum computing, a field with enormous potential, is …

Now, computer technology is rapidly developed. It appears that the computer world is
completely established. Certainly, the fact may be true according to current thinking but there …

One of the first books to thoroughly examine the subject, Quantum Computing Devices:
Principles, Designs, and Analysis covers the essential components in the design of a" real" …

Quantum Computing is a rapidly arising innovation that tackles the laws of quantum
mechanics to take care of issues excessively complex for already available classical …

In the last few years, theoretical study of quantum systems serving as computational devices
has achieved tremendous progress. We now have strong theoretical evidence that quantum …

Quantum computers hold the promise of solving problems that would otherwise be
intractable with conventional computers. Some prototypes of the simplest elements needed …

The DiVincenzo criteria for implementing a quantum computer have been seminal in
focusing both experimental and theoretical research in quantum-information processing …

Quantum computation is an exciting field which is attracting increasing attention
unremittingly since the early 1980s. This field rests on the shoulder of a giant because …

1.1 Background The idea of a quantum computer was first proposed in 1981 by Nobel
laureate Richard Feynman, who pointed out that accurately and efficiently simulating …