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Quantum Information (Oxford Master Series in Physics: Atomic, Optical, and Laser Physics) | Hardcover

by Stephen Barnett (Author)

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Binding:  Hardcover
Publisher:  Oxford University Press, USA
Page Count:  304 Pages
Publication Date:  August 17, 2009
Sales Rank:  3,571,776rd


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Product Description
Quantum information- the subject- is a new and exciting area of science, which brings together physics, information theory, computer science and mathematics. Quantum Information- the book- is based on two successful lecture courses given to advanced undergraduate and beginning postgraduate students in physics. The intention is to introduce readers at this level to the fundamental, but offer rather simple, ideas behind ground-breaking developments including quantum cryptography, teleportation and quantum computing. The text is necessarily rather mathematical in style, but the mathematics nowhere allowed priority over the key physical ideas. My aim throughout was to be as complete and self- contained but to avoid, as far as possible, lengthy and formal mathematical proofs. Each of the eight chapters is followed by about forty exercise problems with which the reader can test their understanding and hone their skills. These will also provide a valuable resource to tutors and lectures.

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