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An Introduction to Quantum Computing for Non-Physicists — mentioned by randomsearch

Tue, 09 Oct 2018 09:04:59 GMT

Excellent introduction if you're a Computer Scientist: https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9809016

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An Introduction to Quantum Computing for Non-Physicists — mentioned by briankirby

Sun, 12 Feb 2017 01:38:04 GMT

Personally, I find Nielsen and Chuang (Mike and Ike as it's affectionately referred to in the field) to be a good reference, but not great for learning the topic the first time. It's also expensive. I think that Rieffel and Polak [0] is a little easier to follow, and surprisingly thorough for an introductory book. Note, there is no reason to buy a book though, as John Preskill has his notes online [1], which I often see cited in published manuscripts. [0] https://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Computing-Introduction-Engine... (Here is a much shorter document by the same authors written explicitly for…

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An Introduction to Quantum Computing for Non-Physicists — HN submission

Thu, 10 Dec 2015 01:00:46 GMT

Introduction to Quantum Computing for Non-Physicists

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An Introduction to Quantum Computing for Non-Physicists — HN submission

Wed, 22 Apr 2015 14:50:32 GMT

An Introduction to Quantum Computing for Non-Physicists (2000) [pdf]

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An Introduction to Quantum Computing for Non-Physicists — mentioned by dpapathanasiou

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:57:52 GMT

For anyone new to quantum computing, here are two good intro papers: Quantum Computation explained to my Mother http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0305045 An Introduction to Quantum Computing for Non-Physicists http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9809016

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