Quantum Computing for Everyone

基本信息

Edited by：Chris Bernhardt

Publisher：The MIT Press

Published：08 Sep 2020

Language：English

Format Paperback：216 pages

ISBN10：0262539535

ISBN13：9780262539531

Weight：295g

Dimensions：152 x 229 x 15（mm）

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

一个令人兴奋的计算新领域的可访问的介绍，为一般读者解释诸如量子位、纠缠和量子隐形传态等主题。

量子计算是量子物理和计算机科学的完美融合，将20世纪物理学中一些最令人惊叹的想法融入到一种全新的计算思维方式中。在这本书中，克里斯·伯恩哈特提供了量子计算的介绍，这是任何人谁是舒适的高中数学。他解释了量子位，纠缠，量子隐形传态，量子算法，和其他量子相关的主题，尽可能清晰地为一般读者。伯恩哈特本人也是一位数学家，他尽可能地简化了数学，并提供了一些基本的例子来说明数学是如何工作的，以及它的含义。

Bernhardt介绍了量子计算的基本单位——量子位，并解释了如何测量量子位;讨论了纠缠——他说，用数学比用语言更容易描述纠缠——以及当两个量子位元被纠缠时意味着什么(引用爱因斯坦的描述，当测量一个纠缠量子位元时，会对第二个量子位元产生“远距离的幽灵作用”);并介绍了量子密码学。他重述了经典计算的标准主题——位、门和逻辑——并描述了爱德华·弗雷德金(Edward Fredkin)独创的台球计算机。他定义了量子门，考虑了量子算法的速度，并描述了量子计算机的构建。到书的结尾，读者了解到量子计算和经典计算不是两个不同的学科，量子计算是计算的基本形式。计算的基本单位是量子位，而不是位。

An accessible introduction to an exciting new area in computation, explaining such topics as qubits, entanglement, and quantum teleportation for the general reader.

Quantum computing is a beautiful fusion of quantum physics and computer science, incorporating some of the most stunning ideas from twentieth-century physics into an entirely new way of thinking about computation. In this book, Chris Bernhardt offers an introduction to quantum computing that is accessible to anyone who is comfortable with high school mathematics. He explains qubits, entanglement, quantum teleportation, quantum algorithms, and other quantum-related topics as clearly as possible for the general reader. Bernhardt, a mathematician himself, simplifies the mathematics as much as he can and provides elementary examples that illustrate both how the math works and what it means.

Bernhardt introduces the basic unit of quantum computing, the qubit, and explains how the qubit can be measured; discusses entanglement--which, he says, is easier to describe mathematically than verbally--and what it means when two qubits are entangled (citing Einstein's characterization of what happens when the measurement of one entangled qubit affects the second as "spooky action at a distance"); and introduces quantum cryptography. He recaps standard topics in classical computing--bits, gates, and logic--and describes Edward Fredkin's ingenious billiard ball computer. He defines quantum gates, considers the speed of quantum algorithms, and describes the building of quantum computers. By the end of the book, readers understand that quantum computing and classical computing are not two distinct disciplines, and that quantum computing is the fundamental form of computing. The basic unit of computation is the qubit, not the bit.

作者简介

Chris Bernhardt是费尔菲尔德大学的数学教授。他的专长领域是动力系统，包括低维动力学和组合动力学。

Chris Bernhardt is a Professor of Mathematics at Fairfield University. His area of expertise is dynamical systems, including low-dimensional dynamics and combinatorial dynamics.