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6.050J/2.110J – Information, Entropy and Computation – Spring 2014

Unit 13: Quantum Information

Schedule

Lecture Wednesday, May 14, 2014, 1:00 PM Room 5-234
Final exam Monday, May 19, 2014, 9:00 AM – 12:00 NOON Room 26-310
Closed book except that two sheets of 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper,
with notes on both sides, are allowed

Lecture Handouts

Students who for any reason did not receive these items can pick them up in Room 38-344. Most of this material is also available on the 6.050J/2.110J Web site http://mtlsites.mit.edu/Courses/6.050.

Reading Assignment


Resources

Technical

Prof. John Preskill teaches a course on quantum information at Caltech. Lecture notes.

Several universities have research and teaching activities in quantum information processing. Among these are:

One active industrial research groups in quantum information is at IBM Research Yorktown. This was the home of one of the early leaders in the field, the late Rolf Landauer, and younger people including Charles H. Bennett, who is known for many contributions including his work on quantum teleportation. Another active group is the Quantum Information Processing Group at Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Bristol, UK.

Historical

Books

There are already many books and conferences on quantum information, even though the field is new.

James Clerk Maxwell opened up the relationship between information and entropy by proposing what is called today Maxwell’s Demon, which would apparently violate the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Maxwell’s Demon in its many forms has captured the imagination of both scientists and the general public.


Help Wanted

6.050J/2.110J students: be the first to suggest a resource, for example a useful Web site or a good book or article, to add to the list above. Send your suggestion by e-mail during Spring 2014 to 6.050-staff at mit.edu.


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