Quantum Computing

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"This book is devoted to quantum computing, a new, multidisciplinary research area crossing quantum mechanics, theoretical computer science and mathematics. It contains an introduction to quantum computing as well as the most important recent results on the topic. Two famous algorithms, fast factorization and Grover search, are presented in separate chapters because these inventions are important structurally and developmentally." "The presentation of the topic is uniform and computer science-oriented. Thus, the book differs from most of the previous ones which are mainly physics-oriented. The special style of presentation makes the theory of quantum computing accessible to a larger audience, including also the mathematics-oriented readers. Many examples and exercises ease the understanding."--BOOK JACKET. Read more... 1. Introduction. 1.1. A Brief History of Quantum Computation. 1.2. Classical Physics. 1.3. Probabilistic Systems. 1.4. Quantum Mechanics -- 2. Devices for Computation. 2.1. Classical Computational Models. 2.2. Quantum Information. 2.3. Circuits -- 3. Fast Factorization. 3.1. Quantum Fourier Transform. 3.2. Shor's Algorithm for Factoring Numbers. 3.3. The Correctness Probability. 3.4. Exercises -- 4. Finding the Hidden Subgroup. 4.1. Generalized Simon's Algorithm. 4.2. Examples. 4.3. Exercises -- 5. Grover's Search Algorithm. 5.1. Search Problems. 5.2. Grover's Amplification Method. 5.3. Utilizing Grover's Search Method -- 6. Complexity Lower Bounds for Quantum Circuits. 6.1. General Idea