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PHY 380a05 - Topics in Contemporary Physics: Introduction to Quantum Information Science

Department: Physics

Description: This course will introduce the theory of quantum information and computing. Topics covered include 1) fundamental elements of quantum information processing (qubits, unitary transformations, density matrices, measurements); 2) entanglement, protocols for teleportation, the Bell inequality, 3) basic quantum algorithms such as Shor s factoring and Grover s search, and 4) quantum cryptography

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisites: PHY284 or concurrent registration

This course has no upcoming offerings. Please contact the department if you have questions about when this will be offered.