Ingemar
Bengtsson and Karol
Życzkowskisecond extended edition: August 2017 by Cambridge University Press
paperpack edition: April 2020 by Cambridge University Press
flyer 2020
This book, the
worn first-edition of which I've had on my shelf for 11
years, is the indispensable companion for anyone's journey
into that exotic terrain.
Beyond all else, I am thrilled about the inclusion of
two new chapters in the new edition, one of which I believe
goes to the very heart of the meaning of quantum theory.
Christopher Fuchs, University of Massachusetts, Boston - see also True Story
‘The quantum
world is full of surprises as is the mathematical theory
that describes it. Bengtsson and Życzkowski prove to be
expert guides to the deep mathematical structure that
underpins quantum information science. Key concepts such as
multipartite entanglement and quantum contextuality are
discussed with extraordinary clarity. A particular feature
of this new edition is the treatment of SIC generalised
measurements and the curious bridge they make between
quantum physics and number theory.’
Gerard
Milburn, University of Queensland
Quantum information theory is a branch of
science at the frontiers of physics, mathematics and
information science, and offers a variety of solutions
that are impossible using classical theory. This book
provides a detailed introduction to the key concepts used
in processing quantum information and reveals that quantum
mechanics is a generalisation of classical probability
theory.
The second
edition contains new sections and entirely new
chapters: the hot topic of multipartite entanglement;
in-depth discussion of the discrete structures in finite
dimensional Hilbert space, including unitary operator
bases, mutually unbiased bases, symmetric informationally
complete generalised measurements, discrete Wigner
functions and unitary designs; the Gleason and Kochen–
This
richly-illustrated book will be useful to a broad audience
of graduates and researchers interested in quantum
information theory. Exercises follow each chapter, with
hints and answers supplied.
- Addendum -
Appendix C6: Decoherence do it yourself
- erratum III (concerning the 2017 edition only)
Details: second edition (August 18, 2017)
- Hardcover: 632 pages
- ISBN-13: 978-1107026254 ISBN-10: 1107026253
- Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 1.2 x 9.7 inches; Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
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first edition: published May 2006 by Cambridge University Press
paperback edition, Cambridge January 2008
(different page numbering: the paperback edition comes in an improved layout
with corrected misprints listed in the erratum below)
- P. Slater
published
by MathSciNet as MR2230995 (2007k:81001) in September 2007
- D.W. Hook published in J. Phys A 41, 019001 (2008)
- M. Michalski published in Open Systems & Information Dynamics 15, 91-92 (2008)
- G. Milburn published in Quantum Information and Computation 8, 0860 (2008)