Quantum Computation and Quantum Information : 10th Anniversary Edition (Hardcover)

From the contents: Preface; Acknowledgement; Nomenclature and notation; Part I. Fundamental Concepts: 1. Introduction and overview 2. Introduction to quantum mechanics 3. Introduction to computer science; Part II. Quantum Computation: 4. Quantum circuits 5. The quantum Fourier transform and its applications 6. Quantum search algorithms 7. Quantum computers: physical realisation; Part III. Quantum Information: 8. Quantum noise, open quantum systems, and quantum operations 9. Distance measurement for quantum information 10. Quantum error-correction 11. Entropy and information 12. Quantum information theory; Appendix A. Notes on basic probability theory; Appendix B. Group theory; Appendix C. Approximating quantum gates: the Solvay-Kitaev theorem; Appendix D. Number theory; Appendix E. Public-key cryptography and the RSA cryptosystem; Appendix F. Proof of Lieb's theorem; References; Index