A Primer on Quantum Computing

• Main Authors: de Lima Marquezino, Franklin (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Portugal, Renato (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Lavor, Carlile (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Computer Science,
• Subjects: Computers.; Quantum computers.; Quantum physics.; Computation by Abstract Devices.; Quantum Computing.; Quantum Physics.

This book is about quantum computing and quantum algorithms. The book starts with a chapter introducing the basic rules of quantum mechanics and how they can be used to build quantum circuits and perform computations. Further, Grover's algorithm is presented for unstructured search discussing i...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Bits and Qubits
• 3. Grover's Algorithm for Unstructured Search
• 4. Shor's Algorithm for Integer Factorization
• 5. Quantum Walks
• 6. Conclusion and further remarks
• Index
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