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John Von Neumann and Norbert Wiener : from mathematics to the technologies of life and death /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heims, Steve J (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [1980]
Subjects:
Von Neumann, John, > 1903-1957.
Wiener, Norbert, > 1894-1964.
Von Neumann, John > 1903-1957
Wiener, Norbert > 1894-1964
Von Neumann, John.
Wiener, Norbert.
Mathematicians > United States > Biography.
Mathématiciens > États-Unis > Biographies.
Mathematicians.
United States.
Biografie
Wiskunde.
Kwantummechanica.
Mathematics > Von Neumann, John & Wiener, Norbert - Biographies
Biography
Biographies.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of contents
Table of contents
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Table of Contents:
  • Fundamental Concepts
  • Introduction and overview
  • Introduction to quantum mechanics
  • Introduction to computer science
  • Quantum Computation
  • Quantum circuits
  • The quantum Fourier transform and its applications
  • Quantum search algorithms
  • Quantum computers: physical realisation
  • Quantum Information
  • Quantum noise, open quantum systems, and quantum operations
  • Distance measurement for quantum information
  • Quantum error-correction
  • Entropy and information
  • Quantum information theory
  • Notes on basic probability theory
  • Group theory
  • Approximating quantum gates: the Solovay-Kitaev theorem
  • Number theory
  • Public-key cryptography and the RSA cryptosystem
  • Proof of Lieb's theorem.