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Quantum Computing and Communications
Quantum control is set to revolutionize many aspects of computing and communications, promising, among other things, super-fast computation and completely secure data transmission. Quantum Computing and Communications brings you right up to speed on this breakthrough technology and delivers essential information about the background to, and basics of, Quantum Computing and Communications; provides an overview of worldwide trends and developments; includes expert opinions on prospects and potential growth in the field; and defines major terms used in teaching, researching and learning.
170 pages, Paperback
First published May 21, 1999
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Michael Brooks
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Michael Edward Brooks is an English science writer, noted for explaining complex scientific research and findings to the general population. Brooks holds a PhD in Quantum Physics from the University of Sussex. He was previously an editor for New Scientist magazine, and currently works as a consultant for that magazine. His writing has appeared in The Guardian, The Independent, The Observer, The Times Higher Education Supplement. His first novel, Entanglement, was published in 2007. His first non-fiction book, an exploration of scientific anomalies entitled 13 Things That Don't Make Sense, was published in 2009. Brooks' next book, The Big Questions: Physics, was released in February 2010. It contains twenty 3,000-word essays addressing the most fundamental and frequently asked questions about science.
Michael Edward Brooks is an English science writer, noted for explaining complex scientific research and findings to the general population. Brooks holds a PhD in Quantum Physics from the University of Sussex. He was previously an editor for New Scientist magazine, and currently works as a consultant for that magazine. His writing has appeared in The Guardian, The Independent, The Observer, The Times Higher Education Supplement. His first novel, Entanglement, was published in 2007. His first non-fiction book, an exploration of scientific anomalies entitled 13 Things That Don't Make Sense, was published in 2009. Brooks' next book, The Big Questions: Physics, was released in February 2010. It contains twenty 3,000-word essays addressing the most fundamental and frequently asked questions about science.
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January 12, 2009
So it does a reasonable job explaining some of the easier concepts. But, I could have gotten that from Wikipedia. Every time the author hits some of the trickier concepts, he tends to resort to hand-waving and black-boxing. But it is the trickier stuff that actually makes this field interesting, and I'm still looking for a technical, but understandable explanation for the following:
1. If qubits are coupled shouldn't they always exhibit joint properties? In other words, how do a coupled pair of 0 and 1 qubits turn into 1 and 1 (instead of 1 and 0, or 0|1 and 1|0) - wouldn't that imply decoupling?
2. How do we pick the "desired" answer, from the set of superpositioned states?
Some of the diagrams had misprints which confused the hell out of me. And a lot of this book is filler written by "other people".
Meh. Perhaps folks on goodreads can answer my questions.
1. If qubits are coupled shouldn't they always exhibit joint properties? In other words, how do a coupled pair of 0 and 1 qubits turn into 1 and 1 (instead of 1 and 0, or 0|1 and 1|0) - wouldn't that imply decoupling?
2. How do we pick the "desired" answer, from the set of superpositioned states?
Some of the diagrams had misprints which confused the hell out of me. And a lot of this book is filler written by "other people".
Meh. Perhaps folks on goodreads can answer my questions.
December 1, 2013
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