Our topic can be approached from a variety of points of view, but these lectures will adopt
the perspective of a theoretical physicist (that is, it's my perspective and I'm a theoretical …

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 …

Quantum computation and information is a new, rapidly develo** interdisciplinary field.
Therefore, it is not easy to understand its fundamental concepts and central results without …

This book provides an introduction to the main ideas and techniques of the field of quantum
computation and quantum information. The rapid rate of progress in this field and its cross …

The subject of quantum computing brings together ideas from classical information theory,
computer science, and quantum physics. This review aims to summarize not just quantum …

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 …

This introductory textbook is written primarily for undergraduate students of physics,
mathematics, computer science and other related disciplines. It is also expected to be …

Since its dawn at the beginning of the twentieth century, quantum mechanics has had an
outstanding technological and societal impact. To appreciate this fact, it is sufficient to …

We have, in the last few years, radically improved our grasp of the quantum world. Not just
intellectually, either: our ability to manipulate real quantum systems has grown in equal …

Quantum information and computation is a rapidly expanding and cross-disciplinary subject.
This book, first published in 2006, gives a self-contained introduction to the field for …