PHYS6340 - Introduction to Quantum Information

PHYS 6340 Introduction to Quantum Information (3 semester credit hours) A general introduction to the field of quantum information: physics of information processing; quantum logic; quantum algorithms including Shor's factoring algorithm; physics hardware for quantum computation; quantum communications; quantum error corrections. A final research project associated with the course is required. Prerequisites: (MATH 2413 or MATH 2417 or equivalent) and (MATH 2414 or MATH 2419 or equivalent) and (MATH 2418 or equivalent). (3-0) Y