New Course Announcement for the Fall Semester
Physics 8803C - Special Topic - Quantum Information Theory
Instructor : Dr. John Cortese (GTRI)
This course is a broad introduction to quantum information theory
and quantum communication theory. Topics to be covered include :
* Closed and open quantum system dynamics.
* Mathematical formulation of a quantum channel.
* The complete positivity constraint on quantum channels.
* Measurements in closed and open quantum systems.
* The classical channel capacity of a quantum channel -
How many classical bits can one send over a quantum channel ?
* The quantum state channel capacity of a quantum channel - How well
does a quantum state "survive" transmission over a quantum channel ?
* Quantum state compression.
* Quantum state coding theory.
* Open questions in Quantum Information Theory.
The discussion of each topic will begin with an overview of
the classical concept, and proceed to the quantum version.
The target audience for this course is advanced undergraduates and
graduate students in Physics, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering
and Computer Science. Prerequisites are an undergraduate course in
quantum mechanics or permission of the instructor.
Grading Scheme : Pass/Fail
Course Credits : 3 Credit Hours
Time/Location : MWF 2-3 PM, Room : Howey N210
Text : Quantum Computation and Quantum Information
by Michael Nielsen and Ike Chuang.
For more information, please see the course url at
www.physics.gatech.edu/academics/Classes/fall2004/8803/c.
Also feel free to contact John Cortese at (404) 385 - 2930
or john.cortese AT gtri.gatech.edu.