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260085 VO Quantum Information (2020S)

4.00 ECTS (3.00 SWS), SPL 26 - Physik
Moodle

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Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 10.03. 09:00 - 10:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 11.03. 12:45 - 14:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 17.03. 09:00 - 10:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 18.03. 12:45 - 14:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 24.03. 09:00 - 10:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 25.03. 12:45 - 14:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 31.03. 09:00 - 10:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 01.04. 12:45 - 14:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 21.04. 09:00 - 10:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 22.04. 12:45 - 14:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 28.04. 09:00 - 10:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 29.04. 12:45 - 14:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 05.05. 09:00 - 10:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 06.05. 12:45 - 14:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 12.05. 09:00 - 10:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 13.05. 12:45 - 14:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 19.05. 09:00 - 10:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 20.05. 12:45 - 14:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 26.05. 09:00 - 10:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 27.05. 12:45 - 14:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 03.06. 12:45 - 14:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 09.06. 09:00 - 10:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 10.06. 12:45 - 14:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 16.06. 09:00 - 10:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 17.06. 12:45 - 14:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Tuesday 23.06. 09:00 - 10:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 24.06. 12:45 - 14:00 Josef-Stefan-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 3. Stk., 1090 Wien

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course is an introduction to the concepts and methods of quantum information theory.

Topics will include: Geometry of the set of quantum states, general quantum measurements and operations and their representation, quantum entanglement, separability criteria, Bell's theorem, multipartite entanglement, elements of quantum communcation (quantum teleportation, dense coding etc.), quantum gates and elements of quantum computing (Deutsch-Josza, Grover algoritm etc.)

Important information regarding Corona-virus/Covid-19 outbreak: During the university closure, the lecture is replaced by a series of home-learning packages that are being made available via the Moodle page for the course in regular intervals, each announced via email. The learning packages consist of lecture notes in the form of presentation slides that narrate the respective lectures they replace. The notes contain built-in exercises/questions (with solutions) that are to be completed in self-study while going through the notes. In addition, the moodle page features a forum, where any questions regarding the lecture can be discussed.

Assessment and permitted materials

Due to the measures taken to prevent the spread of the Corona-virus/Covid-19, the mode of examination for the examinations on 1 July 2020, 28 July 2020, and 27 January 2021 have been changed from a written to an oral exam (the mode of other exams dates remains unaffected), conducted in the following way:

The examination day/time will be divided into time slots of 45 minutes. Each registered participant will be assigned a time slot and will be informed in advance about that time slot.

Participants will be asked to provide a scan of their student ID via email in advance of the exam so that their identity can be verified at the beginning of the exam.

The exam will be conducted via free online conferencing software (Jitsi), and you will be provided with a link and password to enter the virtual exam room in advance.

You need to make sure to have
• a stable internet connection
• a working video camera
• a working microphone
• pen and paper for sketches and writing down relevant symbols/equations

The exam (audio and video) will not be recorded, neither by us nor by you, but a written protocol of the exam (which questions were asked) will be kept.

If you wish, a life witness is allowed in your room, but the person cannot be another participant of the class and the person must be visible on camera at all times during the exam.

The other examination dates on 5 October 2020 and 11 December 2020 are not affected by this and will be held in the original format, that is, as single, written exams covering all materials of the lecture, 50% of points are needed to pass.

No lecture notes or books will be allowed during any of the exams.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Prerequisites: Quantum mechanics and linear algebra

Examination topics

All material covered during the lectures and problem classes.

Reading list

1. J. Preskill, Lecture notes (http://www.theory.caltech.edu/people/preskill/ph229/)
2. I. Chuang and M.A. Nielsen, Quantum Computation and Quantum Information

Association in the course directory

WPF 3, MF 5, MF 6, UF MA PHYS 01a, UF MA PHYS 01b

Last modified: Tu 14.11.2023 00:23