Quantum Computation and Quantum Information Book

Preface; Acknowledgement; Nomenclature and notation;
Part I. Fundamental Concepts:
1. Introduction and overview;
2. Introduction to quantum mechanics;
3. Introduction to computer science;
Part II. Quantum Computation:
4. Quantum circuits;
5. The quantum Fourier transform and its applications;
6. Quantum search algorithms;
7. Quantum computers: physical realisation;
Part III. Quantum Information:
8. Quantum noise, open quantum systems, and quantum operations;
9. Distance measurement for quantum information;
10. Quantum error-correction;
11. Entropy and information;
12. Quantum information theory; Appendix A. Notes on basic probability theory; Appendix B. Group theory; Appendix C. Approximating quantum gates: the Sölvay-Kitaev theorem; Appendix D. Number theory; Appendix E. Public-key cryptography and the RSA cryptosystem; Appendix F. Proof of Lieb's theorem; References; Index.