Quantum Computer Science
An Introduction
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Word Count
59,000 words, Guess
Page Count
236 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Internet Archivequantumcomputers00merm_043
- Internet Archivequantumcomputers00merm_527
- Internet Archivequantumcomputers00merm
- ISBN-139780521876582
- ISBN-100521876583
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- LibraryThing4028646
- Library of Congress Control Number2007282225
- OCLC Control Number137221653
- Better World Books9780521876582
- Better World BooksP9-CVR-752
- Open LibraryOL7767682M
Classifications
- LCCQA76.889
- LCCQA76.889 .M47 2007
Description
In the 1990's it was realized that quantum physics has some spectacular applications in computer science. This book is a concise introduction to quantum computation, developing the basic elements of this new branch of computational theory without assuming any background in physics. It begins with an introduction to the quantum theory from a computer-science perspective. It illustrates the quantum-computational approach with several elementary examples of quantum speed-up, before moving to the major applications: Shor's factoring algorithm, Grover's search algorithm, and quantum error correction. The book is intended primarily for computer scientists who know nothing about quantum theory, but will also be of interest to physicists who want to learn the theory of quantum computation, and philosophers of science interested in quantum foundational issues. It evolved during six years of teaching the subject to undergraduates and graduate students in computer science, mathematics, engineering, and physics, at Cornell University.
Description
This book is a concise introduction to quantum computation, developing the basic elements of this new branch of computational theory without assuming any background in physics. It begins with an introduction to the quantum theory from a computer-science perspective. It illustrates the quantum-computational approach with several elementary examples of quantum speed-up, before moving to the major applications ... The book is intended primarily for computer scientists who know nothing about quantum theory, but will also be of interest to physicists who want to learn the theory of quantum computation, and philosophers of science interested in quantum foundational issues. -- From publisher's description.
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