Picturing Quantum Processes

Picturing Quantum Processes
Author: Bob Coecke
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 847
Release: 2017-03-16
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1108107710

The unique features of the quantum world are explained in this book through the language of diagrams, setting out an innovative visual method for presenting complex theories. Requiring only basic mathematical literacy, this book employs a unique formalism that builds an intuitive understanding of quantum features while eliminating the need for complex calculations. This entirely diagrammatic presentation of quantum theory represents the culmination of ten years of research, uniting classical techniques in linear algebra and Hilbert spaces with cutting-edge developments in quantum computation and foundations. Written in an entertaining and user-friendly style and including more than one hundred exercises, this book is an ideal first course in quantum theory, foundations, and computation for students from undergraduate to PhD level, as well as an opportunity for researchers from a broad range of fields, from physics to biology, linguistics, and cognitive science, to discover a new set of tools for studying processes and interaction.

Picturing Quantum Processes

Picturing Quantum Processes
Author: Bob Coecke
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 847
Release: 2017-03-16
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 110710422X

Quantum phenomena are explained through the language of diagrams, setting out an innovative visual method of presenting complex scientific theories. Focusing on physical intuition over mathematical formalism, and packed with exercises, this unique book is accessible to students and researchers across scientific disciplines, from undergraduate to Ph.D. level.

Categories for Quantum Theory

Categories for Quantum Theory
Author: Chris Heunen
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2019-11-14
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0191060062

Monoidal category theory serves as a powerful framework for describing logical aspects of quantum theory, giving an abstract language for parallel and sequential composition, and a conceptual way to understand many high-level quantum phenomena. This text lays the foundation for this categorical quantum mechanics, with an emphasis on the graphical calculus which makes computation intuitive. Biproducts and dual objects are introduced and used to model superposition and entanglement, with quantum teleportation studied abstractly using these structures. Monoids, Frobenius structures and Hopf algebras are described, and it is shown how they can be used to model classical information and complementary observables. The CP construction, a categorical tool to describe probabilistic quantum systems, is also investigated. The last chapter introduces higher categories, surface diagrams and 2-Hilbert spaces, and shows how the language of duality in monoidal 2-categories can be used to reason about quantum protocols, including quantum teleportation and dense coding. Prior knowledge of linear algebra, quantum information or category theory would give an ideal background for studying this text, but it is not assumed, with essential background material given in a self-contained introductory chapter. Throughout the text links with many other areas are highlighted, such as representation theory, topology, quantum algebra, knot theory, and probability theory, and nonstandard models are presented, such as sets and relations. All results are stated rigorously, and full proofs are given as far as possible, making this book an invaluable reference for modern techniques in quantum logic, with much of the material not available in any other textbook.

The Mathematical Language of Quantum Theory

The Mathematical Language of Quantum Theory
Author: Teiko Heinosaari
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2011-12-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1139503995

For almost every student of physics, the first course on quantum theory raises a lot of puzzling questions and creates a very uncertain picture of the quantum world. This book presents a clear and detailed exposition of the fundamental concepts of quantum theory: states, effects, observables, channels and instruments. It introduces several up-to-date topics, such as state discrimination, quantum tomography, measurement disturbance and entanglement distillation. A separate chapter is devoted to quantum entanglement. The theory is illustrated with numerous examples, reflecting recent developments in the field. The treatment emphasises quantum information, though its general approach makes it a useful resource for graduate students and researchers in all subfields of quantum theory. Focusing on mathematically precise formulations, the book summarises the relevant mathematics.

Quantum Theory from First Principles

Quantum Theory from First Principles
Author: Giacomo Mauro D'Ariano
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 359
Release: 2017-01-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1107043425

A new presentation of quantum theory and quantum information based on fundamental principles, for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the subject.

Semantic Techniques in Quantum Computation

Semantic Techniques in Quantum Computation
Author: Simon Gay
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2010
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 052151374X

Explores quantum computation from the perspective of the branch of theoretical computer science known as semantics.

Quantum Computer Science

Quantum Computer Science
Author: N. David Mermin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2007-08-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1139466801

In the 1990's it was realized that quantum physics has some spectacular applications in computer science. This book is a concise introduction to quantum computation, developing the basic elements of this new branch of computational theory without assuming any background in physics. It begins with an introduction to the quantum theory from a computer-science perspective. It illustrates the quantum-computational approach with several elementary examples of quantum speed-up, before moving to the major applications: Shor's factoring algorithm, Grover's search algorithm, and quantum error correction. The book is intended primarily for computer scientists who know nothing about quantum theory, but will also be of interest to physicists who want to learn the theory of quantum computation, and philosophers of science interested in quantum foundational issues. It evolved during six years of teaching the subject to undergraduates and graduate students in computer science, mathematics, engineering, and physics, at Cornell University.

Elementary Quantum Mechanics

Elementary Quantum Mechanics
Author: R. W Gurney
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 173
Release: 1934
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1107586356

Originally published in 1934, this reference guide provides introductory and principle knowledge of the theory of quantum mechanics.

New Foundations of Quantum Mechanics

New Foundations of Quantum Mechanics
Author: Alfred Lande
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2015-12-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1107593549

Originally published in 1965, the aim of this book was to challenge the dualistic view of physics, that is, the assumption that beams of electrons consist of discrete particles and of waves. Lande argues that this dualistic view is unnecessary, not only on methodological grounds but also from the standpoint of physics. Lande sets out to point out that there are faults in the purely physical arguments, which have led to the dualistic doctrine and shows that by making use of the quantum rule for the exchange of linear momentum, established by W. Duane in 1923, wave-like phenomena can be fully explained on a unitary particle theory of matter. Chapters cover a variety of subjects and range from 'Dualism versus quantum mechanics' to the 'Origin of the quantum rules'. Appendices are included for reference. This book will be of value to students and scholars of the history of physics.