Introduction to Topological Quantum Computation

Informationen zum Autor Jiannis K. Pachos is a Reader in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leeds. He works on a variety of research topics, ranging from quantum field theory to quantum optics. Dr Pachos is a University Research Fellow of the Royal Society. Klappentext Ideal for graduate students and researchers from various sub-disciplines, this book provides an excellent introduction to topological quantum computation. Zusammenfassung In this book! a variety of different topics are presented together for the first time! forming a thorough introduction to topological quantum computation. Keeping high-level and technical language to a minimum! the author adopts a pedagogical style! making the book accessible to non-specialists and researchers from a variety of sub-disciplines. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Preliminaries: 1. Introduction; 2. Geometric and topological phases; 3. Quantum computation; 4. Computational power of anyons; Part II. Topological Models: 5. Quantum double models; 6. Kitaev's honeycomb lattice model; 7. Chern-Simons quantum field theories; Part III. Quantum Information Perspectives: 8. The Jones polynomial algorithm; 9. Topological entanglement entropy; 10. Outlook; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Jiannis K Pachos, Jiannis K. Pachos, Jiannis K. (University of Leeds) Pachos, PACHOS JIANNIS K
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2012
• EAN: 9781107005044
• ISBN: 978-1-107-00504-4
• No. of pages: 220
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 258 mm x 17 mm
• Series: Print on Demand
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Theoretical physics; SCIENCE / Physics / Quantum Theory