Topics in Contemporary Physics: Introduction to Quantum Information Science

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This course will introduce the theory of quantum information and computing. Topics covered include 1) fundamental elements of quantum information processing (qubits, unitary transformations, density matrices, measurements); 2) entanglement, protocols for teleportation, the Bell inequality, 3) basic quantum algorithms such as Shor’s factoring and Grover’s search, and 4) quantum cryptography Prerequisites: PHY284 or concurrent registration.