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SUMMARY:Quantum Computing - Theory and Practice: Introduction and overview
  - Lior Horesh\, IBM
DTSTART:20180501T130000Z
DTEND:20180501T153000Z
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CONTACT:Rachel Furner
DESCRIPTION:This is part of the short course 'Quantum Computing - Theory a
 nd Practice'\, "http://talks.cam.ac.uk/show/index/86491":http://talks.cam.
 ac.uk/show/index/86491\n\nThis course covers fundamental theoretical conce
 pts of quantum computation and quantum information will be covered. In add
 ition\, hands-on experimentation of quantum algorithms will be demonstrate
 d on actual quantum devices. Special consideration will be given to realiz
 ation of limitations of current\, non-fault tolerant quantum systems\, as 
 well as means to mitigate them when possible.\n\nSpecifically\, lecture 1 
 covers:\na. Introduction and overview - historical review\, quantum bits\,
  quantum computation\, quantum algorithms\, quantum information\, models o
 f computation\, complexity analysis\nb. Algebraic preliminaries - Pauli ma
 trices\, adjoint\, Hermitians and unitary operators\, tensor product space
 s\, commutative and anti-commutative relations\nc. Brief introduction to q
 uantum mechanics - the postulates of quantum mechanics (state space\, evol
 ution\, quantum measurement and composite systems) \n\nThere will be a 15 
 minute break in the middle of the lecture.\n\nIt is useful for students to
  have a laptop/tablet (or even a smartphone) for some of the more practica
 l examples\, but this is not necessary. Those without computer access can 
 follow a demo shown by the instructor.
LOCATION:CMS\, MR3
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