Introduction to Quantum Computing : From a Layperson to a Programmer in 30 Steps /

This textbook introduces quantum computing to readers who do not have much background in linear algebra. The author targets undergraduate and master students, as well as non-CS and non-EE students who are willing to spend about 60 -90 hours seriously learning quantum computing. Readers will be able...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wong, Hiu Yung (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2022.
Edition:1st ed. 2022.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The Most Important Step to Understand Quantum Computing
  • First Impression
  • Basis, Basis Vectors, and Inner Product
  • Orthonormal Basis, Bra-Ket Notation, and Measurement
  • Changing Basis, Uncertainty Principle, and Bra-ket Operations
  • Observables, Operators, Eigenvectors, and Eigenvalues
  • Pauli Spin Matrices, Adjoint Matrix, and Hermitian Matrix
  • Operator Rules, Real Eigenvalues, and Projection Operator
  • Eigenvalue and Matrix Diagonalization; Unitary Matrix
  • Unitary Transformation, Completeness, and Construction of Operator
  • Hilbert Space, Tensor Product, and Multi-Qubit
  • Tensor Product of Operators, Partial Measurement, and Matrix Representation in a Given Basis
  • Quantum Register and Data Processing, Entanglement and the Bell States
  • Concepts Review, Density Matrix, and Entanglement Entropy
  • Quantum Gate Introduction; NOT and C-NOT Gates
  • SWAP, Phase Shift and CC-NOT (Toffoli) Gates
  • Walsh-Hadamard Gate and its Properties
  • 13 more chapters.