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From Cbits to Qbits: Teaching computer scientists quantum mechanics — mentioned by jonjacky

Fri, 10 Aug 2018 16:09:04 GMT

An accessible quick introduction. This abstract links to a 19-page pdf: From Cbits to Qbits: Teaching computer scientists quantum mechanics N. David Mermin https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0207118 After that, the textbook by Nielsen and Chuang, Quantum Computation and Quantum Information. It's a big book but the first couple of chapters, 60 pages or so, are self-contained and make a good introduction.

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From Cbits to Qbits: Teaching computer scientists quantum mechanics — mentioned by h2j24

Tue, 28 Nov 2017 04:51:03 GMT

David Mermin has written a very good introduction specifically targeted towards computer scientists and mathematicians looking to learn and contribute to this field. His book "Quantum Computer Science" is really great, and I highly recommend reading it if you're interested in learning more. Basic linear algebra is pretty much all that's required, although familiarity with mathematical notation definitely helps. A good place to start might be this paper by Mermin, which defines classical computing bits (Cbits) in a specific mathematical framework and then expands that definition to define…

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From Cbits to Qbits: Teaching computer scientists quantum mechanics — mentioned by dsacco

Wed, 14 Jun 2017 15:16:27 GMT

Sure. Here are a few resources; they vary in technical complexity and depth of coverage, but they're all rigorous: Scott Aaronson has a good introductory article in Scientific American[1], and he also wrote a short, accessible article aimed at high school students in 2002[2]. Then there's Berkeley's CS 191 Qubits, Quantum Mechanics and Computers syllabus and lectures[3]. Tel Aviv University has lecture notes for the 1997 Quantum Information Processing course online[4]. These are old, but the information is still fundamentally accurate if what you're looking for is a breadth-wise introduction…

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From Cbits to Qbits: Teaching computer scientists quantum mechanics — mentioned by jonjacky

Thu, 23 Jul 2015 03:43:24 GMT

Here is a nice short (19 page) introduction: From Cbits to Qbits: Teaching computer scientists quantum mechanics by N. David Mermin http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0207118 The standard (very big) textbook is Nielsen and Chuang, Quantum Computing and Quantum Information. It answers all your questions and much more. Much of it is an advanced college physics textbook, but some of the chapters are quite accessible.

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