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Wilde, cambride university press 2 quantum computation and quantum information 10 th anniversary edition, by nielsen and chang. In the present paper, we prove that the quantum rate distortion function is given in terms of the regularized entanglement of purification. Quantum information and spacetime caltech particle theory. The wave function of a quantum system is a vector f in a hilbert space h, comprising possible wave functions. Mark wilde quantum information theory part 1 cssqi 2012.
Quantum theory is the generally accepted physical theory believed to describe possibly all, and certainly most, forms of matter. Mark wilde s second edition of his book quantum information theory has been published. In this sense a letter xchosen from the ensemble carries, on the average, hx bits of. Strong converse exponents for a quantum channel discrimination problem and quantum feedbackassisted communication t cooney, m mosonyi, mm wilde communications in mathematical physics 344 3, 797829, 2016. Math 595operator algebra methods in quantum information. Quantum information theory request pdf researchgate. Mathematical methods in quantum information theory course. This theory forms the cornerstone of practical quantum information theory.
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Introduction to quantum information theoryphys 7895 this course introduces the subject of communication with quantum systems. All probability distributions can be embedded into a quantum state by placing the entries along the diagonal of the density matrix. Wilde hearne institute for theoretical physics department of physics and astronomy center for computation and technology louisiana state university baton rouge, louisiana 70803, usa october 10, 2019. The second part is dedicated to topological field theories. Wildelicensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 3. Cryptography, cryptology and coding quantum information theory by mark m. Quantum errorcorrecting codes will be the ultimate enabler of a future quantum computing or quantum communication device. I am grateful in advance to my examiners matthias christandl and barbara kraus for reading my thesis and their feedback. Apr 18, 20 finally, here is a modern, selfcontained text on quantum information theory suitable for graduatelevel courses.
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