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Bernhardt, Chris.
Quantum computing.
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Quantum
computing
for
everyone
/ Chris Bernhardt.
by
Bernhardt, Chris.
The MIT Press, 2019.
Call #:
006.3843 B527b
Subjects
Quantum
computing
.
ISBN:
9780262039253 (hc.)
Description:
xviii, 194 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"An accessible introduction to an exciting new area in computation, explaining such topics as qubits, entanglement, and
quantum
teleportation for the general reader.
Quantum
computing
is a beautiful fusion of
quantum
physics and computer science, incorporating some of the most stunning ideas from twentieth-century physics into an entirely new way of thinking about computation. In this book, Chris Bernhardt offers an introduction to
quantum
computing
that is accessible to anyone who is comfortable with high school mathematics. He explains qubits, entanglement,
quantum
teleportation,
quantum
algorithms, and other quantum-related topics as clearly as possible for the general reader. Bernhardt, a mathematician himself, simplifies the mathematics as much as he can and provides elementary examples that illustrate both how the math works and what it means. Bernhardt introduces the basic unit of
quantum
computing
, the qubit, and explains how the qubit can be measured; discusses entanglement—which, he says, is easier to describe mathematically than verbally—and what it means when two qubits are entangled (citing Einstein's characterization of what happens when the measurement of one entangled qubit affects the second as “spooky action at a distance”); and introduces
quantum
cryptography. He recaps standard topics in classical computing—bits, gates, and logic—and describes Edward Fredkin's ingenious billiard ball computer. He defines
quantum
gates, considers the speed of
quantum
algorithms, and describes the building of
quantum
computers. By the end of the book, readers understand that
quantum
computing
and classical
computing
are not two distinct disciplines, and that
quantum
computing
is the fundamental form of
computing
. The basic unit of computation is the qubit, not the bit."--From publisher.
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