Elements of quantum information
By: edited by Wolfgang P. Schleich and Herbert Walther
Publisher: Wiley-VCH
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Weinheim
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 495
ISBN-13: 9783527611072
Subjects: Hardware; Information theory; Quantum computers; Quantum theory; COMPUTERS; Mainframes & Minicomputers
Description: Elements of Quantum Information' introduces the reader to the fascinating field of quantum information processing, which lives on the interface between computer science, physics, mathematics, and engineering. This interdisciplinary branch of science thrives on the use of quantum mechanics as a resource for high potential modern applications. With its wide coverage of experiments, applications, and specialized topics - all written by renowned experts - 'Elements of Quantum Information' provides an indispensable up-to-date account of the state of the art of this rapidly advancing field and takes.
Notes: "Based on a collection of articles previously published in a special issue of Fortschritte der Physik/Progress of physics."--P. xvii.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Elements of Quantum Information; Contents; Preface to the Book Edition; Preface to the Journal Edition; List of Contributors; 1 The Deterministic Generation of Photons by Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics; 2 Optimization of Segmented Linear Paul Traps and Transport of Stored Particles; 3 Transport Dynamics of Single Ions in Segmented Microstructured Paul Trap Arrays; 4 Ensemble Quantum Computation and Algorithmic Cooling in Optical Lattices; 5 Quantum Information Processing in Optical Lattices and Magnetic Microtraps; 6 Two-dimensional Bose-Einstein Condensates in a CO(2)-laser Optical Lattice.