Picturing Quantum Processes
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Picturing Quantum Processes

A First Course in Quantum Theory and Diagrammatic Reasoning

  1. English
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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Picturing Quantum Processes

A First Course in Quantum Theory and Diagrammatic Reasoning

About this book

The unique features of the quantum world are explained in this book through the language of diagrams, setting out an innovative visual method for presenting complex theories. Requiring only basic mathematical literacy, this book employs a unique formalism that builds an intuitive understanding of quantum features while eliminating the need for complex calculations. This entirely diagrammatic presentation of quantum theory represents the culmination of ten years of research, uniting classical techniques in linear algebra and Hilbert spaces with cutting-edge developments in quantum computation and foundations. Written in an entertaining and user-friendly style and including more than one hundred exercises, this book is an ideal first course in quantum theory, foundations, and computation for students from undergraduate to PhD level, as well as an opportunity for researchers from a broad range of fields, from physics to biology, linguistics, and cognitive science, to discover a new set of tools for studying processes and interaction.

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Yes, you can access Picturing Quantum Processes by Bob Coecke,Aleks Kissinger in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Scienze fisiche & Teoria quantistica. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright information
  5. Table of contents
  6. Preface
  7. 1 Introduction
  8. 2 Guide to Reading This Textbook
  9. 3 Processes as Diagrams
  10. 4 String Diagrams
  11. 5 Hilbert Space from Diagrams
  12. 6 Quantum Processes
  13. 7 Quantum Measurement
  14. 8 Picturing Classical-Quantum Processes
  15. 9 Picturing Phases and Complementarity
  16. 10 Quantum Theory: The Full Picture
  17. 11 Quantum Foundations
  18. 12 Quantum Computation
  19. 13 Quantum Resources
  20. 14 Quantomatic
  21. Appendix Some Notations
  22. References
  23. Index