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Syllabus:

Quantum Information, 7.5 credits

Swedish name: Kvantinformation D
This syllabus is valid: 2009-05-11 and until further notice
Syllabus for courses starting after 2009-05-11
Course code: 5FY052
Credit points: 7.5
Education level: Second cycle
Main Field of Study and progress level: Physics: Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Grading scale: Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Responsible department: Department of Physics

Contents

The purpose of the course is to introduce students to a new interdisciplinary field of quantum information. The following subjects will be considered: Introduction: Basics of classical information and computation, error correction, data compression. Fundamentals of quantum computation: Quantum bits (qubits) and gates, quantum data compression. Quantum algorithms: Factorisation (Shor) search (Grover). Error correction algorithms. Quantum communication: Quantum cryptography. Quantum teleportation. Quantum hardware: Ion traps, nuclear magnetic resonance, optical cavities. Solid state implementations: Josephson junctions, quantum dots.

Required Knowledge

Solid State Physics, or equivalent. Proficiency in English equivalent to Swedish upper secondary course English A (IELTS (Academic) with a minimum overall score of 5.5 and no individual score below 5.0. TOEFL PBT (Paper-based Test) with a minimum total score of 530 and a minimum TWE score of 4. TOEFL iBT (Internet-based Test) with a minimum total score of 72 and a minimum score of 17 on the Writing Section). Where the language of instruction is Swedish, applicants must prove proficiency in Swedish to the level required for basic eligibility for higher studies.

Literature

Quantum computation and quantum information
Nielsen Michael A., Chuang Isaac L.
Cambridge : Cambridge Univers. Press : 2000 : xxv, 676 s. :
ISBN: 0-521-63235-8 (inb.)
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Explorations in quantum computing
Williams Colin P., Clearwater Scott H.
New York : Springer : cop. 1998 : 307 s. :
ISBN: 0-387-94768-X
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Feynman lectures on computation
Feynman Richard Phillips, Allen Robin W., Hey Anthony J.G.
Repr. with corr. : Cambridge, Mass. : Perseus Publ. : 1999 : xiv, 303 s. :
ISBN: 0-7382-0296-7
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Feynman lectures on computation
Feynman Richard Phillips, Hey Anthony J. G., Allen Robin W.
London : Penguin : 1999 : xiv, 303 s. :
ISBN: 0-14-028451-6 (pbk)
Search the University Library catalogue

Quantum computation and quantum information
Nielsen Michael A., Chuang Isaac L.
Cambridge : Cambridge Univers. Press : 2000 : xxv, 676 s. :
ISBN: 0-521-63235-8 (inb.)
Search the University Library catalogue

Explorations in quantum computing
Williams Colin P., Clearwater Scott H.
New York : Springer : cop. 1998 : 307 s. :
ISBN: 0-387-94768-X
Search the University Library catalogue

Feynman lectures on computation
Feynman Richard Phillips, Hey Anthony J. G., Allen Robin W.
London : Penguin : 1999 : xiv, 303 s. :
ISBN: 0-14-028451-6 (pbk)
Search the University Library catalogue

Quantum computation and quantum information
Nielsen Michael A., Chuang Isaac L.
Cambridge : Cambridge Univers. Press : 2000 : xxv, 676 s. :
ISBN: 0-521-63235-8 (inb.)
Search the University Library catalogue

Explorations in quantum computing
Williams Colin P., Clearwater Scott H.
New York : Springer : cop. 1998 : 307 s. :
ISBN: 0-387-94768-X
Search the University Library catalogue