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John Von Neumann and Norbert Wiener : from mathematics to the technologies of life and death

Author: Steve J Heims
Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1980.
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Genre/Form: Biographies
Biography
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Heims, Steve J.
John Von Neumann and Norbert Wiener.
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1980
(OCoLC)568630125
Named Person: John Von Neumann; Norbert Wiener; John Von Neumann; Norbert Wiener; John Von Neumann; John Von Neumann; Norbert Wiener; John Von Neumann; Norbert Wiener; John Von Neumann; Norbert Wiener
Material Type: Biography, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Steve J Heims
ISBN: 0262081059 9780262081054 026258056X 9780262580564
OCLC Number: 6304716
Description: xviii, 547 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents: Fundamental Concepts --
Introduction and overview --
Introduction to quantum mechanics --
Introduction to computer science --
Quantum Computation --
Quantum circuits --
The quantum Fourier transform and its applications --
Quantum search algorithms --
Quantum computers: physical realisation --
Quantum Information --
Quantum noise, open quantum systems, and quantum operations --
Distance measurement for quantum information --
Quantum error-correction --
Entropy and information --
Quantum information theory --
Notes on basic probability theory --
Group theory --
Approximating quantum gates: the Solovay-Kitaev theorem --
Number theory --
Public-key cryptography and the RSA cryptosystem --
Proof of Lieb's theorem.
Responsibility: Steve J. Heims.
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