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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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9780262539531 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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006.3843 |
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BER |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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Bernhardt, Chris |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Quantum computing for everyone |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
The MIT Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2020 |
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Cambridge : |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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xviii, 194 p. ; |
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ill., |
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23 cm. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE |
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1055.00 |
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₹ |
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01 |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
An accessible introduction to an exciting new area in computation, explaining such topics as qubits, entanglement, and quantum teleportation for the general reader. Quantum computing is a beautiful fusion of quantum physics and computer science, incorporating some of the most stunning ideas from twentieth-century physics into an entirely new way of thinking about computation. In this book, Chris Bernhardt offers an introduction to quantum computing that is accessible to anyone who is comfortable with high school mathematics. He explains qubits, entanglement, quantum teleportation, quantum algorithms, and other quantum-related topics as clearly as possible for the general reader. Bernhardt, a mathematician himself, simplifies the mathematics as much as he can and provides elementary examples that illustrate both how the math works and what it means. Bernhardt introduces the basic unit of quantum computing, the qubit, and explains how the qubit can be measured; discusses entanglement--which, he says, is easier to describe mathematically than verbally--and what it means when two qubits are entangled (citing Einstein's characterization of what happens when the measurement of one entangled qubit affects the second as "spooky action at a distance"); and introduces quantum cryptography. He recaps standard topics in classical computing--bits, gates, and logic--and describes Edward Fredkin's ingenious billiard ball computer. He defines quantum gates, considers the speed of quantum algorithms, and describes the building of quantum computers. By the end of the book, readers understand that quantum computing and classical computing are not two distinct disciplines, and that quantum computing is the fundamental form of computing. The basic unit of computation is the qubit, not the bit. Quantum computing is a beautiful fusion of quantum physics with computer science. It incorporates some of the most stunning ideas of physics from the twentieth century into an entirely new way of thinking about computation. Quantum Computing is appearing more and more in the news: China teleported a qubit from Earth to a satellite; Shor's algorithm has put our current encryption methods at risk; quantum key distribution will make encryption safe again; Grover's algorithm will speed-up data searches. But what does all this really mean? How does it all work? This book explains quantum computing to readers comfortable with high school mathematics. This book is aimed at the general reader. It only requires high school mathematics, but still manages to thoroughly explain most of the standard topics. These include quantum teleportation, superdense coding, error correction and quantum algorithms. This is the first book aimed at this market. Other books that cover the same material assume a higher level of mathematical sophistication. This book simplifies that mathematics as much as possible. It proceeds gently with many examples. |
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Spin |
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Linear algebra |
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Entanglement |
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Bell's inequality |
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Spin and qubits |
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Quantum gates and circuits |
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Classical logic |
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