Textbook of Quantum Information: Foundations, Formalism, and Applications

The Graduate Textbook in Quantum Information ScienceTextbook of Quantum Information: Foundations, Formalism, and Applications is a rigorous, self-contained graduate course in quantum information science - from the mathematics of Hilbert space to the frontiers of quantum algorithms, error correction, and cryptography.Written for graduate students, researchers, and advanced undergraduates in physics, computer science, and mathematics, this text builds genuine mastery from first principles. Every concept is developed with full mathematical precision, every theorem is proved, and every algorithm is derived - not merely stated.12 Chapters. Complete Coverage. - Mathematical Foundations - Hilbert spaces, spectral theory, tensor products, density matrices - Qubits and Quantum States - Bloch sphere, mixed states, partial trace, quantum postulates - Quantum Circuits - Universal gate sets, Solovay-Kitaev theorem, fault-tolerant design - Entanglement Theory - Bell inequalities, LOCC, Schmidt decomposition, entanglement measures - Quantum Information Theory - von Neumann entropy, channel capacity, the HSW theorem - Quantum Algorithms - Shor, Grover, HHL, quantum Fourier transform, phase estimation - Quantum Error Correction - Stabilizer codes, surface code, fault tolerance thresholds - Quantum Complexity Theory - BQP, QMA, and the quantum PCP conjecture - Quantum Cryptography - BB84, E91, device-independent QKD, security proofs - Open Quantum Systems - Lindblad equation, decoherence, quantum channels - Physical Implementations - Superconducting qubits, trapped ions, photonic systems - The Quantum Computing Landscape - Current hardware, near-term applications, outlook 258 Fully Worked Exercises IncludedThis edition contains a complete Solutions Manual with step-by-step solutions to all 258 exercises, graded by difficulty (routine / standard / challenging), with full proofs and conceptual commentary. No other graduate quantum information text provides this level of worked-problem support in a single volume.Who This Book Is For - Graduate students in physics, computer science, or mathematics - Researchers entering quantum information who need a rigorous reference - Advanced undergraduates with a solid linear algebra background - Lecturers seeking a classroom-ready text with complete exercise solutions If you are serious about quantum information theory and quantum computing, this is the foundation you need.

Pages: 284, Paperback, Independently published