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Book cover: A Quantum Engineer's Guide to Superconducting QubitsA Quantum Engineer's Guide to Superconducting Qubits
by - arXiv.org ,
The aim of this review is to provide quantum engineers with an introductory guide to the central concepts and challenges in the rapidly accelerating field of superconducting quantum circuits. Over the past twenty years, the field has matured ...
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Book cover: Quantum Computing: Progress and ProspectsQuantum Computing: Progress and Prospects
by - National Academies Press ,
Quantum mechanics provides the basis for a new paradigm of computing. First proposed in the 1980s as a way to improve computational modeling of quantum systems, the field of quantum computing has recently garnered significant attention ...
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Book cover: Brief Primer on the Fundaments of Quantum ComputingBrief Primer on the Fundaments of Quantum Computing
by - viXra.org ,
From the table of contents: From Concept to Conundrum; Cornucopia of Quantum Logic Gates; Surmounting Uncertainty Supervening Decoherence; Measurement With Certainty; New Classes of Quantum Algorithms; References; and more ...
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Book cover: Measures and Applications of Quantum CorrelationsMeasures and Applications of Quantum Correlations
by - arXiv ,
An overview of the current quest for a proper understanding of frontier between classical and quantum correlations in composite states. We focus on various approaches to define general quantum correlations, based on different physical perspectives.
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Book cover: Quantum Information Meets Quantum MatterQuantum Information Meets Quantum Matter
by - Springer ,
The draft version of a textbook, introducing the quantum information science viewpoints on condensed matter physics to graduate students. We keep the writing in a self-consistent way, requiring minimum background in quantum information science.
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Book cover: Quantum Hamiltonian ComplexityQuantum Hamiltonian Complexity
by - arXiv ,
We survey the growing field of Quantum Hamiltonian Complexity. Our aim is to provide a computer science-oriented introduction to the subject in order to help bridge the language barrier between computer scientists and physicists in the field.
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Book cover: The Functional Analysis of Quantum Information TheoryThe Functional Analysis of Quantum Information Theory
by - arXiv ,
This book is a compilation of notes from a two-week international workshop on the 'Functional Analysis of Quantum Information Theory'. Contents: Operator Spaces; Entanglement in Bipartite Quantum States; Operator Systems; Quantum Information Theory.
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Book cover: Quantum Information and ComputationQuantum Information and Computation
by - California Institute of Technology ,
We will study the properties that distinguish quantum information from classical information. And we will see how these properties can be exploited in the design of quantum algorithms that solve certain problems faster than classical algorithms can.
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Book cover: Quantum Information: primitive notions and quantum correlationsQuantum Information: primitive notions and quantum correlations
by - arXiv ,
I rapidly review the basic notions of quantum physics and many primitives of quantum information. The second part is devoted to a detailed introduction to the topic of quantum correlations, covering the evidence for failure of alternative theories...
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Book cover: Quantum Computing Since DemocritusQuantum Computing Since Democritus
by - University of Waterloo ,
We'll start out with various scientific problems that predate quantum computing: for example, the measurement problem, P versus NP, the existence of secure cryptography, the Humean problem of induction, or the possibility of closed timelike curves.
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Book cover: Superconducting Qubits and CircuitsSuperconducting Qubits and Circuits
by - Yale University ,
These lectures are devoted to understanding the basic components of quantum machines that can be constructed from superconducting electrical circuits. These circuits can be used to create resonators which store individual microwave photons.
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Book cover: Handbook of Quantum InformationHandbook of Quantum Information
- Quantiki ,
An encyclopedia of everything quantum. Sections: Mathematical Structure; Quantum States; Evolution and Operations; Entanglement; Quantum Information Theory; Quantum Discord; Quantum Communication; Quantum Cryptography; Quantum Computation; etc.
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Book cover: Basic Concepts in Quantum InformationBasic Concepts in Quantum Information
by - arXiv ,
These notes will present a brief introduction to the basic theoretical concepts behind the 'second quantum revolution'. They also provide an introduction to 'circuit QED', which offers an architecture for constructing quantum information processors.
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Book cover: An Introduction to Quantum Computing using Cavity QED conceptsAn Introduction to Quantum Computing using Cavity QED concepts
by - arXiv ,
We present a concise but complete conceptual treatment of quantum computing implemented with Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics (CQED). The paper is intended as a brief overview for professionals who are coming over to the field from other areas.
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Book cover: Introduction to Quantum Algorithms for Physics and ChemistryIntroduction to Quantum Algorithms for Physics and Chemistry
by - arXiv ,
The text focuses on applications of quantum computation to problems of interest in physics and chemistry. The authors describe quantum simulation algorithms that have been developed for electronic-structure problems, thermal-state preparation, etc.
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Book cover: Quantum Walks: A Comprehensive ReviewQuantum Walks: A Comprehensive Review
by - arXiv ,
Quantum walks is an advanced tool for building quantum algorithms that constitute a universal model of quantum computation. In this paper we review theoretical advances on the foundations of both discrete- and continuous-time quantum walks.
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Book cover: Quantum Information TheoryQuantum Information Theory
by - ETH Zurich ,
Processing of information is necessarily a physical process. It is not surprising that physics and the theory of information are inherently connected. Quantum information theory is a research area whose goal is to explore this connection.
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Book cover: Theory of Quantum InformationTheory of Quantum Information
by - University of Calgary ,
The focus is on the mathematical theory of quantum information. We will begin with basic principles and methods for reasoning about quantum information, and then move on to a discussion of various results concerning quantum information.
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Book cover: Quantum ComputationQuantum Computation
by - University of Calgary ,
Topics: Quantum information; Superdense coding, quantum circuits, and partial measurements; Quantum Teleportation; Searching algorithms; Simon's algorithm; Phase estimation; Order finding; Grover's Algorithm; Quantum error correction; etc.
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Book cover: An Introduction to Quantum Computing for Non-PhysicistsAn Introduction to Quantum Computing for Non-Physicists
by - arXiv ,
This paper will guide computer scientists and other non-physicists through the barriers that separate quantum computing from conventional computing. We introduce basics of quantum mechanics to explain where the power of quantum computers comes from.
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Book cover: Introduction to Coherent States and Quantum Information TheoryIntroduction to Coherent States and Quantum Information Theory
by - arXiv ,
The purpose of this paper is to introduce several basic theorems of coherent states and generalized coherent states based on Lie algebras su(2) and su(1,1), and to give some applications of them to quantum information theory for graduate students.
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Book cover: Introduction to Quantum Cellular AutomataIntroduction to Quantum Cellular Automata
by - arXiv ,
In this text the authors attempt to provide a useful introduction to quantum cellular automata from a computing perspective. For clarity and accessibility they provide a brief overview of both quantum computing and classical cellular automata.
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Book cover: An Introduction to Many Worlds in Quantum ComputationAn Introduction to Many Worlds in Quantum Computation
by - arXiv ,
This paper introduces one interpretation of quantum mechanics, a modern 'many-worlds' theory, from the perspective of quantum computation. Reasons for seeking to interpret quantum mechanics are discussed, then the specific theory is introduced.
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Book cover: An introduction to one-way quantum computing in distributed architecturesAn introduction to one-way quantum computing in distributed architectures
by - arXiv ,
This review provides a gentle introduction to one-way quantum computing in distributed architectures. One-way quantum computation shows significant promise as a model for distributed systems, particularly probabilistic entangling operations.
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Book cover: Quantum Information TheoryQuantum Information Theory
by - arXiv ,
A short review of ideas in quantum information theory. Quantum mechanics is presented together with some useful tools for quantum mechanics of open systems. The treatment is pedagogical and suitable for beginning graduates in the field.
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Book cover: Basic Concepts in Quantum ComputationBasic Concepts in Quantum Computation
by - arXiv ,
Contents: Qubits, gates and networks; Quantum arithmetic and function evaluations; Algorithms and their complexity; From interferometers to computers; The first quantum algorithms; Quantum search; Optimal phase estimation; and more.
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Book cover: A brief introduction of quantum cryptography for engineersA brief introduction of quantum cryptography for engineers
by - arXiv ,
We present the principles behind quantum key distribution and discuss a few well-known QKD protocols. We focus more on the implementation of QKD protocols rather than security analysis. Another topic covered here is the security of QKD systems.
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Book cover: Quantum CryptographyQuantum Cryptography
by - arXiv ,
Quantum cryptography could well be the first application of quantum mechanics at the individual quanta level. The fast progress in theory and experiments over the recent years are reviewed, with emphasis on open questions and technological issues.
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Book cover: Quantum AlgorithmsQuantum Algorithms
by - arXiv ,
This text surveys the state of the art in quantum computer algorithms, including both black-box and non-black-box results. A representative sample of quantum algorithms is given. This includes a summary of the early quantum algorithms, etc.
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Book cover: Quantum Computer ScienceQuantum Computer Science
by - Cambridge University Press ,
A concise introduction to quantum computation, developing the basic elements of this branch of computational theory without assuming any background in physics. It begins with an introduction to the quantum theory from a computer-science perspective.
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Book cover: The Temple of Quantum ComputingThe Temple of Quantum Computing
by ,
A quantum computing tutorial for everyone, including those who have no background in physics. In quantum computers we exploit quantum effects to compute in ways that are faster or more efficient than, or even impossible, on conventional computers.
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