Quantum Processes Systems, and Information

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-0-521-87534-9
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 482 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 1093 g

A new and exciting approach to the basics of quantum theory, this undergraduate textbook contains extensive discussions of conceptual puzzles and over 800 exercises and problems. Beginning with three elementary 'qubit' systems, the book develops the formalism of quantum theory, addresses questions of measurement and distinguishability, and explores the dynamics of quantum systems. In addition to the standard topics covered in other textbooks, it also covers communication and measurement, quantum entanglement, entropy and thermodynamics, and quantum information processing. This textbook gives a broad view of quantum theory by emphasizing dynamical evolution, and exploring conceptual and foundational issues. It focuses on contemporary topics, including measurement, time evolution, open systems, quantum entanglement, and the role of information.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schumacher, Benjamin

Westmoreland, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Daten / Datenbanken Informationstheorie, Kodierungstheorie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Informationstheorie, Kodierungstheorie
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Technische Informatik Quantencomputer, DNA-Computing
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Bits and quanta
2. Qubits
3. States and observables
4. Distinguishability and information
5. Quantum dynamics
6. Entanglement
7. Information and ebits
8. Density operators
9. Open systems
10. A particle in space
11. Dynamics of a free particle
12. Spin and rotation
13. Ladder systems
14. Many particles
15. Stationary states in 1-D
16. Bound states in 3-D
17. Perturbation theory
18. Quantum information processing
19. Classical and quantum entropy
20. Error correction
Appendixes
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Westmoreland, Michael
Michael D. Westmoreland is Professor of Mathematics at Denison University. Trained as an algebraist, for many years he has researched nonstandard logics, models of computation, and quantum information theory.

Schumacher, Benjamin
Benjamin Schumacher is Professor of Physics at Kenyon College. He coined the term 'qubit' and invented quantum data compression, among other contributions to quantum information theory.