MANY milestones in the history of technology have involved the discovery of new ways to
harness nature, exploiting physical resources such as materials, forces and sources of …

The race is on to build a computer that exploits quantum mechanics. Such a machine could
solve problems in physics, mathematics and cryptography that were once thought …

Still in early development, quantum computing is already overturning our contemporary
notions of computational methods and devices. Understanding the applications enabled by …

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 …

The multidisciplinary field of quantum computing strives to exploit some of the uncanny
aspects of quantum mechanics to expand our computational horizons. Quantum Computing …

As computers become faster they must become smaller because of the finiteness of the
speed of light. The history of computer technology has involved a sequence of changes from …

This book has a limited purpose—to introduce to inquisitive students the amazing world of
quantum computing. About the relationship between physics and mathematics, Richard …

This open access book makes quantum computing more accessible than ever before. A fast-
growing field at the intersection of physics and computer science, quantum computing …

In this remarkably illustrative and thoroughly accessible look at one of the most intriguing
frontiers in science and computers, award-winning New York Times writer George Johnson …

T hpheoretical computer scientists, like their counterparts in physics, suffer and benefit from
a high level of intellectual machismo. They believe they have some of the biggest brains …