Theory of Quantum Information

Subject: 
Quantum Info & Computation (QIC)
Catalog number: 
820
Unit weight: 
0.50
Meet type: 
LEC
Grading basis: 
NUM
Cross-listing(s): 
CS-766
Requisites: 
N/A
Description: 
Fundamentals of quantum information theory including states, measurements, operations, and their representations as matrices; measures of distance between quantum states and operations; quantum Shannon theory including von Neumann entropy, quantum noiseless coding, strong subadditivity of von Neuman entropy, Holevo's Theorem, and capabilities of quantum channels; theory of entanglement including measures of entanglement, entanglement transformation, and classifications of mixed-state entanglement; other topics in quantum information as time permits.
Topic titles: 
N/A
Faculty: 
Graduate Studies (GRAD)
Academic level: 
GRD
Course ID: 
000711