Department of Physics

PHY 575: Introduction to Quantum Computing

COURSE INFORMATION

Please note that exact details of the course can vary

 Professor: Dr. Vanita Srinivasa

 Semester: Spring

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: PHY451 or Graduate Standing in Physics

Catalog Description: Qubits and their physical realization. Entanglement and Bell states. Quantum gates and circuits. Quantum algorithms: searches, factoring, Fourier transforms. Quantum information theory with applications to teleportation and cryptography. Physical applications.

Course Goals & Outcomes

Upon completion, successful students will be able to:

• Apply the formalism of quantum theory to describe key concepts in quantum computing, including qubits, entanglement, decoherence, quantum gates, circuits, algorithms, and basic features of physical realizations
• Further develop critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Begin independent study of quantum computing literature with a solid foundation

Course Description

This course meets 2 times per week for lecture.
Topics covered in this course include:

• Review of quantum mechanics relevant for quantum computing
• Classical vs. quantum information and elementary units: Bits and qubits
• Bloch sphere and qubit rotations; quantum gates and circuits
• Entanglement and Bell states, mixed states, density operator, applications of entanglement
• Errors, decoherence, and correction/mitigation approaches
• Physical implementations of quantum information processing
• Tasks for quantum computers: Quantum algorithms, quantum simulation

Contact Information:

Dr. Vanita Srinivasa (vsriniv@uri.edu)

LEC: (3 crs.) Qubits and their physical realization. Entanglement and Bell states. Quantum gates and circuits. Quantum algorithms: searches, factoring, Fourier transforms. Quantum information theory with applications to teleportation and cryptography. Physical applications. (Lec. 3) Pre: PHY451 or Graduate Standing in Physics