Quantum Bits and Quantum Secrets: How Quantum Physics is revolutionizing Codes and ComputersISBN: 978-3-527-40710-1
Paperback
189 pages
March 2008
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1 Introduction
2 The Colours of the Rainbow -
A Prelude
3 Light, Waves and Oscillations -
Some Useful Facts
4 Nature's Currency -
The Story of the Quantum
5 Surprising Discoveries -
A Glimpse at Quantum Mechanics
6 When Alice Met Bob -
The Principles of Quantum Cryptography
7 The Logic of Superpositions -
How Quantum Computing Works
8 Shor's Revolution -
An Introduction to Quantum Algorithms
9 Promising Prototypes -
How Quantum Computers Might Be Built
10 Sensitive States -
Why Quantum Error Correction is Important
11 Trying the Impossible -
More Quantum Tricks
12 Dream or Reality? -
The Past, Present and Future of Quantum Information
2 The Colours of the Rainbow -
A Prelude
3 Light, Waves and Oscillations -
Some Useful Facts
4 Nature's Currency -
The Story of the Quantum
5 Surprising Discoveries -
A Glimpse at Quantum Mechanics
6 When Alice Met Bob -
The Principles of Quantum Cryptography
7 The Logic of Superpositions -
How Quantum Computing Works
8 Shor's Revolution -
An Introduction to Quantum Algorithms
9 Promising Prototypes -
How Quantum Computers Might Be Built
10 Sensitive States -
Why Quantum Error Correction is Important
11 Trying the Impossible -
More Quantum Tricks
12 Dream or Reality? -
The Past, Present and Future of Quantum Information