Quantum Computation and Quantum Information explore the extraordinary capabilities offered by quantum systems on the processing and transmission of information. Research in the area is evolving very rapidly and the potential implications for science and technology are far-reaching. For example, fast quantum algorithms for factoring very large numbers will render widely used encryption schemes obsolete when quantum computers become available; searches on unstructured databases will be done much more efficiently than is now possible with digital computers; simulations will be possible of physical systems that are not within the capabilities of present day computers. Quantum cryptography, quantum teleportation and superdense coding may become basic elements in communication through quantum channels.
    This is intended to be the first part of a one-year course on Quantum Computation and Quantum Information, and will be offered at the beginning graduate level. Prerequisites will be kept to a minimum so that the course will be accessible to students with a variety of backgrounds. In fact, the main requirement will be the maturity expected at the beginning graduate level of a student in an area of science or technology such as mathematics, physics, computer science, or engineering. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the subject, the course will first cover foundational topics including linear algebra and basic elements of quantum mechanics and classical computation, and then proceed to a detailed study of quantum circuits and quantum algorithms.
    The textbook will be Quantum Computation and Quantum Information by Michael A. Nielsen and Isaac L. Chuang, Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 0-521-63503-9.

For more information, please contact the instructor:
Washington Mio
Department of Mathematics
mio@math.fsu.edu
(850) 644-5596