Quantum Information Theory
Syllabus, Master's level, 1KB551
This course has been discontinued.
- Code
- 1KB551
- Education cycle
- Second cycle
- Main field(s) of study and in-depth level
- Chemistry A1F
- Grading system
- Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail (U)
- Finalised by
- The Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 30 August 2018
- Responsible department
- Department of Chemistry - Ångström
Entry requirements
120 credits and knowledge and achievements corresponding to course Quantum Mechanics, Chemical Bonding and Spectroscopy, 10 credits. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- understand basic theoretical concepts in quantum information
- describe the most important physical implementations of quantum information
- analyse simple problems in quantum information theory
- describe the potential role of quantum information for future generations of information technology
Content
Quantum entanglement, cloning, teleportation, Bell's theorem, quantum operations, distance measures of quantum information, quantum cryptography, quantum circuits, quantum algorithms, quantum error correction, physical implementations
Instruction
Lectures, lessons and seminars.
Assessment
Written examination is arranged at the end of the course and/or during the course.
If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.