TY - BOOK AU - Pavičić,Mladen ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication: Theory and Experiments SN - 9780387289007 PY - 2006/// CY - Boston, MA PB - Springer US KW - PHYSICS KW - COMPUTER SCIENCE KW - ALGEBRA KW - QUANTUM THEORY KW - QUANTUM COMPUTING KW - QUANTUM OPTICS KW - TELECOMMUNICATION KW - QUANTUM COMPUTING, INFORMATION AND PHYSICS KW - COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING, NETWORKS KW - MATHEMATICS OF COMPUTING KW - QUANTUM OPTICS, QUANTUM ELECTRONICS, NONLINEAR OPTICS KW - ORDER, LATTICES, ORDERED ALGEBRAIC STRUCTURES KW - QUANTUM PHYSICS N1 - Bits and Qubits: Theory and Its Implementation -- Experiments -- Perspectives N2 - The field of quantum computing has experienced rapid development and many different experimental and theoretical groups have emerged worldwide.This book presents the key elements of quantum computation and communication theories and their implementation in an easy-to-read manner for readers coming from physics, mathematics and computer science backgrounds. Integrating both theoretical aspects and experimental verifications of developing quantum computers, the author explains why particular mathematical methods, physical models and realistic implementations might provide critical steps towards achieving the final goal - constructing quantum computers and quantum networks. The book serves as an excellent introduction for new researchers and also provides a useful review for specialists in the field UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-28900-7 ER -