Quantum Information Theory and Quantum Statistics

• Main Author: Petz, Dénes (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Series: Theoretical and Mathematical Physics,
• Subjects: Physics.; Information theory.; Probabilities.; Quantum physics.; Elementary particles (Physics).; Quantum field theory.; Quantum computers.; Spintronics.; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.; Physics, general.; Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics.; Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes.; Quantum Physics.; Information and Communication, Circuits.

Based on lectures given by the author, this book focuses on providing reliable introductory explanations of key concepts of quantum information theory and quantum statistics - rather than on results. The mathematically rigorous presentation is supported by numerous examples and exercises and by an a...

Table of Contents:

• Prerequisites from Quantum Mechanics
• Information and its Measures
• Entanglement
• More About Information Quantities
• Quantum Compression
• Channels and Their Capacity
• Hypothesis Testing
• Coarse-grainings
• State Estimation
• Appendix: Auxiliary Linear and Convex Analysis.