PhD Course:
Quantum
information theory and geometry
JM Landsberg (Texas A&M, USA)
Quantum information theory is at the intersection of physics, computer
science and mathematics. While it is little understood, what we know already
may have a dramatic impact on our lives. Efforts are now being made to build
a quantum computer, which, if successful, would in particular end the
security of public key cryptography among many other things. At the present,
we have very little knowledge of what a quantum computer can and cannot
compute efficiently. Much research remains to be done.
This course will discuss the physics of information, and the mathematics
needed to study it. The first half will cover background material from
physics and computer science. It will give an overview and foundation of the
subject. The second half will be an in-depth study of geometry and
representation theory useful for quantum information theory. The mathematics
covered will prepare students to do research in this exciting and
important area.
The primary target of the lectures are first year PhD students. However
given its timely and interdisciplinary nature, it should also attract
students and faculty in mathematics, physics and computer science.
Topics (approximately 5 hours of
lecture each):
- Classical information theory (Shannon capacity, complexity).
- Quantum information theory and its connections to probability.
- Quantum complexity and algorithms.
- Representation theory for quantum information
- Algebraic geometry for quantum information.
Web Page on the UniTn Doctoral School in Mathematics.
Schedule of the course:
- Week 1 [June 5-9]: Background - classical information (Shannon
theory), background in quantum mechanics, probability and representation
theory,
basic definitions.
- Week 2 [June 27-30]: Quantum computing.
- Week 3 [July 10-14]: Quantum information
theory.
Material for the course will be
drawn from several sources, including:
- J. Preskill, Lecture notes on Quantum Information Theory
http://www.theory.caltech.edu/~preskill/ph229/#lecture
- Kitaev, A. Yu.; Shen, A. H.; Vyalyi, M. N.
Classical and quantum computation.
Translated from the 1999 Russian original by Lester J. Senechal.
Graduate Studies in Mathematics, 47. American Mathematical Society,
Providence, RI, 2002. xiv+257 pp. ISBN: 0-8218-2161-X
- Landsberg, J. M.; Tensors: geometry and applications. Graduate
Studies in Mathematics, 128. American Mathematical Society, Providence,
RI, 2012. xx+439 pp. ISBN: 978-0-8218-6907-9
Videos
First week:
- June 5th: (First Lecture not available), (Second Lecture)
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