Short description An introductory textbook for advanced students of physics and computer sciences that covers a rapidly expanding new area of physics. Topics include: Entanglement, quantum information and computation, generalized measurements, foundations of quantum theory.
From the contents 1. The Mathematical Framework 2. Basic Concepts of Quantum Theory 3. The Simplest Quantum Systems: Qubits 4. Mixed State and Density Operator 5. Shannon's Entropy and Classical Information 6. The von Neumann Entropy and Quantum Information 7. Composite Systems 8. Entanglement 9. Correlations and Non-Local Measurements 10. There is no (Local-Realistic) Alternative to the Quantum Theory 11. Working with Entanglement 12. The Quantum Computer 13. General Measurements, POVM 14. The General Evolution of an Open Qauntum System and Special Quantum Channels 15. Decoherence and Approaches to the Description of the Quantum Measurement Process 16. Two Implementations of Quantum Operations
