Short description A concise, "no-frills" introduction to this rapidly developing topic for non-experts. This textbook adopts a step-by-step approach, starting from the basic principles of quantum mechanics and explaining how this can be used to make cryptography absolutely secure.
From the contents 1 Introduction 2 The Colours of the Rainbow - A Prelude 3 Light, Waves and Oscillations - Some Useful Facts 4 Nature's Currency - The Story of the Quantum 5 Surprising Discoveries - A Glimpse at Quantum Mechanics 6 When Alice Met Bob - The Principles of Quantum Cryptography 7 The Logic of Superpositions - How Quantum Computing Works 8 Shor's Revolution - An Introduction to Quantum Algorithms 9 Promising Prototypes - How Quantum Computers Might Be Built 10 Sensitive States - Why Quantum Error Correction is Important 11 Trying the Impossible - More Quantum Tricks 12 Dream or Reality? - The Past, Present and Future of Quantum Information
