Quantum Information Science
Lecture Notes
The lecture notes for this course were scribed by the students and are used with their permission.
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SES # |
TOPICS |
STUDENTS |
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1 |
Quantum Operations; Operator Sum Representation; System-Environment Model (PDF) |
Kayla Jacobs |
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2 |
Quantum Error Correction - Criteria and Examples (PDF) |
Jennifer Novosad |
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3 |
Calderbank Shor Steane Codes (PDF) |
Saikat Guha |
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4 |
Stabilizers; Stabilizer Quantum Codes (PDF) |
Kayla Jacobs |
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5 |
Topological Quantum Codes; Kitaev's Anyon Model (PDF) |
Igor Sylvester |
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6 |
Stabilizers II; Computing on Quantum Codes (PDF) |
Danial Lashkari |
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7 |
Concatenated Codes; The Threshold Theorem (PDF) |
Salman Abolfathe |
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8 |
Cluster State Quantum Computation (PDF) |
Kayla Jacobs |
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9 |
Measurement and Teleportation Based Quantum Computation (PDF) |
Kayla Jacobs |
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10 |
Adiabatic Quantum Computation (PDF) |
Edward Platt |
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11 |
Quantum Algorithms on Graphs; Quantum Random Walks (PDF) |
Isaac Kim |
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12 |
Quantum Algorithms: The Abelian Hidden Subgroup Problem; QFT Over Sn (PDF) |
Kayla Jacobs |
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13 |
The Nonabelian HSP; Hidden Dihedral Group; Positive and Negative Results (PDF) |
Igor Sylvestor |
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14 |
Channels I: Quantum Data Compression; Entanglement Concentration; Typical Subspaces (PDF) |
Stephen Jordan |
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15 |
Channels II: Holevo's Theorem; HSW Theorem; Entanglement Assisted Channel Capacity (PDF) |
Saikat Guha |
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16 |
Channels III: Quantum-Quantum Channels, Mother/Father Protocol; Distillable Entanglement (PDF) |
Kayla Jacobs |
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17 |
Entanglement as a Physical Resource (PDF) |
Igor Sylvestor |
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18 |
Quantum Protocols - Quantum Communication Complexity; Distributed Algorithms (PDF) |
Jennifer Novosad |
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19 |
Quantum Games (PDF) |
Kayla Jacobs |
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20 |
Quantum Cryptography (PDF) |
Edward Platt |
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21-22 |
Project Meetings |
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23-26 |
Project Presentations |
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Assignments
Problem Set 1 (PDF)
Problem Set 2 (PDF)
Problem Set 3 (PDF)
Problem Set 4 (PDF)