Quantum Computing Explained

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1 A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION THEORY

2 QUBITS AND QUANTUM STATES

3 MATRICES AND OPERATORS

4 TENSOR PRODUCTS

5 THE DENSITY OPERATOR

6 QUANTUM MEASUREMENT THEORY

7 ENTANGLEMENT

8 QUANTUM GATES AND CIRCUITS

9 QUANTUM ALGORITHMS

10 APPLICATIONS OF ENTANGLEMENT: TELEPORTATION AND

SUPERDENSE CODING

11 QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY

12 QUANTUM NOISE AND ERROR CORRECTION

13 TOOLS OF QUANTUM INFORMATION THEORY

14 ADIABATIC QUANTUM COMPUTATION

15 CLUSTER STATE QUANTUM COMPUTING

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David McMahon

I am is the author of Linear Algebra Demystified, Quantum Mechanics Demystified, Relativity Demystified, and A Beginner’s Guide to Mathematica. He holds advanced degrees in physics and mathematics and works as a consultant at Sandia and Los Alamos National laboratories. He has worked on space nuclear propulsion, the ITER fusion project, optics, and quantum information theory. More information about my books including sample text can be found at http://www.davidmcmahonbooks.com.