Fundamentals of Quantum Information

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIV

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2. A Guide for the Reader

   Pages 1-2

3. Qubits, Cbits, Decoherence, Quantum Measurement and Environment

   • J. Leggett

   Pages 3-45

4. Introduction to Quantum Computation

   • Artur Ekert

   Pages 47-76

5. Environment-Induced Decoherence and the Transition from Quantum to Classical

   • Juan Pablo Paz, Wojciech Hubert Zurek

   Pages 77-148

6. Quantum Information Science Using Photons

   • Dik Bouwmeester, John C. Howell, Antia Lamas- Linares

   Pages 149-197

7. Quantum Information: Entanglement, Purification, Error Correction, and Quantum Optical Implementations

   • Juan Ignacio Cirac

   Pages 199-239

8. Spintronics, Quantum Computing, and Quantum Communication in Quantum Dots

   • Guido Burkard, Hans-Andreas Engel, Daniel Loss

   Pages 241-265

Quantum information science is a rapidly developing field that not only promises a revolution in computer sciences but also touches deeply the very foundations of quantum physics. This book consists of a set of lectures by leading experts in the field that bridges the gap between standard textbook material and the research literature, thus providing the ne- cessary background for postgraduate students and non-specialist researchers wishing to familiarize themselves with the subject thoroughly and at a high level. This volume is ideally suited as a course book for postgraduate students, and lecturers will find in it a large choice of material for bringing their courses up to date.

• computer science
• decoherence
• quantum communication
• quantum computing
• quantum dot
• quantum information
• quantum information science
• qubit
• information and communication, circuits

• Department of Physics, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland, South Africa

  Dieter Heiss

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