Quantum Computation and Quantum Error Prevention
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Table of Contents
- Chapter 1 - Introduction
- Chapter 2 - Qubits and Collections of Qubits
- Chapter 3 - Physics of Quantum Information
- Chapter 4 - Entanglement
- Chapter 5 - Quantum Information: Basic Principles and Simple Examples
- Chapter 6 - Quantum Computation
- Quantum Computation Basics
- Deutsch-Josza Algorithm
- Simon’s Algorithm
- Shor’s Algorithm
- Grover’s Algorithm
- Chapter 7 - Experiments
- Chapter 8 - Noise in Quantum Systems
- Chapter 9 - Conclusions
- What have we learned?
Appendices
- Appendix A - Basic Probability Concepts
- Appendix B - Complex Numbers
- Appendix C - Vectors and Linear Algebra
- Appendix D - Group Theory
- Appendix E - Density Operator: Extensions
- Appendix F - NOTES and CREDITS
Index
Bibliography
Much of this material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0545798. However, any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.