Introduction to quantum computation and information / editors, Hoi-Kwong Lo, Tim Spiller, Sandu Popescu

Includes bibliographical references

Basic Elements of Quantum Information Technology / Timothy P. Spiller -- The Joy of Entanglement / Sandu Popescu and Daniel Rohrlich -- Quantum Information and Its Properties / Richard Jozsa -- Quantum Cryptology / Hoi-Kwong Lo -- Experimental Quantum Cryptography / Hugo Zbinden -- Quantum Computation: An Introduction / Adriano Barenco -- Quantum Error Correction / Andrew M. Steane -- Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computation / John Preskill -- Quantum Computers, Error-Correction and Networking: Quantum Optical Approaches / Thomas Pellizzari -- Quantum Computation with Nuclear Magnetic Resonance / Isaac L. Chuang -- Future Directions for Quantum Information Theory / Charles H. Bennett

This book aims to provide a pedagogical introduction to the subjects of quantum information and computation. Topics include non-locality of quantum mechanics, quantum computation, quantum cryptography, quantum error correction, fault-tolerant quantum computation as well as some experimental aspects of quantum computation and quantum cryptography. Only knowledge of basic quantum mechanics is assumed. Whenever more advanced concepts and techniques are used, they are introduced carefully. This book is meant to be a self-contained overview. While basic concepts are discussed in detail, unnecessary technical details are excluded. It is well-suited for a wide audience ranging from physics graduate students to advanced researchers