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PHYS084 HM - Quantum Information

Credit(s): 3

Instructor(s): Lynn

Offered: Spring, alternate years

Description: Quantum computation and communication. Fundamentals of discrete-state quantum mechanics as appropriate for quantum information science. Possible topics include universal logic gates for quantum computing, quantum computing algorithms, quantum error correction, quantum cryptography and communication, adiabatic quantum computing, and hardware platforms for quantum computation and communication.

Prerequisite(s): PHYS051 HM , (CSCI005 HM  or CSCI005GR HM  or CSCI042 HM ), MATH040 HM , and MATH065 HM