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Does anyone know a good resource about quantum computing for quantum physics beginners? I've tried to understand the concepts from Wikipedia, but it's a bit to
by blauditore 9y ago
Does anyone know a good resource about quantum computing for quantum physics beginners? I've tried to understand the concepts from Wikipedia, but it's a bit too abstract and I keep on getting lost down the rabbit hole reading up about the QP terms being used.
All I understand so far is that apparently, thanks to many independently controllable quantum states, some NP problems can be solved in polynomial time. If I'm not mistaken, this would require infinitely many possible different quantum states, but I've never seen this stated (or contradicted) explicitly anywhere.
- nlperguiy 9y agoI'm not sure if materials on edx are still available but Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Computing [1] course there was mindblowing. I was surprised how the ideas and maths were simple enough. [1]: https://www.edx.org/course/quantum-mechanics-quantum-computation-uc-berkeleyx-cs-191x https://www.edx.org/course/quantum-mechanics-quantum-computa...
- flor1s 9y agoAt least the videos can be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT5rFIZZeKI&list=PL2jykFOD1AWap0r8WOuZ-08BFgMyx-5RT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT5rFIZZeKI&list=PL2jykFOD1A... Maybe the notes of his course at Berkeley can be used to supplement the videos? http://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~vazirani/f16quantum.html http://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~vazirani/f16quantum.html
- mathgenius 9y agoNice book, explaining QC at a high-school level: Terrance Rudolph "Q is for quantum". Here is a very modern approach, that is also understandable without much mathematics: "Bob Coecke: From quantum processes to cognition via pictures" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h84CtK33Q8s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h84CtK33Q8s Do you already understand the basics? Feynman is nice aswell, I like how he rambles. Try diving in here and backtracking as needed: http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/III_05.html http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/III_05.html Don't forget to read it with a thick Brooklyn (long island) accent.
- alexcnwy 9y agoWow "Quantum Physics for Dummies" is an actual book lol: https://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Physics-Dummies-Steven-Holzner/dp/1118460820 https://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Physics-Dummies-Steven-Holzne...
- charlescearl 9y agoAvi Wigderson's book "Mathematics and Computation" (links to free copy here https://www.math.ias.edu/avi/book https://www.math.ias.edu/avi/book) has a nice chapter on Quantum Computing and might be a good intro if you have basic appreciation of complexity classes. He keeps the proofs to a minimum.
- h2j24 9y agoDavid Mermin has written a very good introduction specifically targeted towards computer scientists and mathematicians looking to learn and contribute to this field. His book "Quantum Computer Science" is really great, and I highly recommend reading it if you're interested in learning more. Basic linear algebra is pretty much all that's required, although familiarity with mathematical notation definitely helps. A good place to start might be this paper by Mermin, which defines classical computing bits (Cbits) in a specific mathematical framework and then expands that definition to define Qbits and their states: https://arxiv.org/pdf/quant-ph/0207118.pdf https://arxiv.org/pdf/quant-ph/0207118.pdf
- skywalkerfall 9y agoYes go to MIT OPENCOURSE and rake free recorded classes fo AI an computer science