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Ultimate Zero and One

Computing at the Quantum Frontier

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  1. Colin P. Williams
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  2. Scott H. Clearwater
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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Computing at the Edge of Nature

    • Colin P. Williams, Scott H. Clearwater
    Pages 1-21

  3. Quantum Computing

    • Colin P. Williams, Scott H. Clearwater
    Pages 23-43

  4. What Can Computers Do?

    • Colin P. Williams, Scott H. Clearwater
    Pages 45-88

  5. Breaking “Unbreakable” Codes

    • Colin P. Williams, Scott H. Clearwater
    Pages 89-116

  6. The Crapshoot Universe

    • Colin P. Williams, Scott H. Clearwater
    Pages 117-141

  7. The Keys to Quantum Secrets

    • Colin P. Williams, Scott H. Clearwater
    Pages 143-156

  8. Teleportation: The Ultimate Ticket to Ride

    • Colin P. Williams, Scott H. Clearwater
    Pages 157-172

  9. Swatting Quantum Bugs

    • Colin P. Williams, Scott H. Clearwater
    Pages 173-190

  10. Generation-Q Computing: Where Do You Want to Go Tomorrow?

    • Colin P. Williams, Scott H. Clearwater
    Pages 191-215

  11. It Is Now Safe to Turn Off Your Quantum Computer

    • Colin P. Williams, Scott H. Clearwater
    Pages 217-232

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 233-250
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As miniaturization deepens, and nanotechnology and its machines become more prevalent in the real world, the need to consider using quantum mechanical concepts to perform various tasks in computation increases. Such talks include: the teleporting of information, breaking heretofore "unbreakable" codes, communicating with messages that betray eavesdropping, and the generation of random munbers. To date, there has been no book written which applies quantum physics to the basic operations of a computer. This one does, thus presenting us with the ideal vehicle for explaining the complexities of quantum mechanics to students, researchers and computer engineers, alike, as they prepare to design and create the computing and information delivery systems for the future. Both authors have solid backgrounds in the subject matter at the theoretical and research level, as well as experience on a more practical plane. While also intended for use as a text for senior/grad level students in computer science/physics/engineering, this book has its primary use as an up-to-date reference work in the emerging interdisciplinary field of quantum computing. It does require knowledge of calculus and familiarity with the concept of the Turing machine.

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