Category: 1.Introduction

Introduction to Quantum Physics and Information Processing (a) Experimental setup: 1 slit closed (b) Classically expected result (c) Actual result: interference Introduction 9 1.2 Properties of Qubits Quantum systems have certain properties that are counter-intuitive and completely outside our range of experience in the classical world. These “weird” properties are best understood as inevitable consequences…

Information as accessed by the human mind, and the myriad ways of process- ing it, is what has set humankind apart in the animal world. The ability to use the physical systems around us to encode and then to process information has been evolving in leaps and bounds ever since the dawn of our race!…