Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- How To Use This Book
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Introduction
- Part II The Quantum Theory
- Part III Unit Quantum Protocols
- Part IV Tools of Quantum Shannon Theory
- Part V Noiseless Quantum Shannon Theory
- Part VI Noisy Quantum Shannon Theory
- Appendix A Miscellaneous Mathematics
- Appendix B Monotonicity of Quantum Relative Entropy
- References
- Index
How To Use This Book
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 May 2013
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- How To Use This Book
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Introduction
- Part II The Quantum Theory
- Part III Unit Quantum Protocols
- Part IV Tools of Quantum Shannon Theory
- Part V Noiseless Quantum Shannon Theory
- Part VI Noisy Quantum Shannon Theory
- Appendix A Miscellaneous Mathematics
- Appendix B Monotonicity of Quantum Relative Entropy
- References
- Index
Summary
For Students
Prerequisites for understanding the content in this book are a solid background in probability theory and linear algebra. If you are new to information theory, then there is enough background in this book to get you up to speed (Chapters 2, 10, 12,and 13). Though, classics on information theory such as Cover and Thomas (1991) and MacKay (2003) could be helpful as a reference. If you are new to quantum mechanics, then there should be enough material in this book (Part II) to give you the background necessary for understanding quantum Shannon theory. The book of Nielsen and Chuang (sometimes known as “Mike and Ike”) has become the standard starting point for students in quantum information science and might be helpful as well (Nielsen & Chuang, 2000). Some of the content in that book is available in Nielsen's dissertation (Nielsen, 1998). If you are familiar with Shannon's information theory (at the level of Cover and Thomas (1991), for example), then this book should be a helpful entry point into the field of quantum Shannon theory. We build on intuition developed classically to help in establishing schemes for communication over quantum channels. If you are familiar with quantum mechanics, it might still be worthwhile to review Part II because some content there might not be part of a standard course on quantum mechanics.
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- Quantum Information Theory , pp. xi - xiiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013