Quantum Information Theory – FS 2010

Lecture Notes

Lecture notes will be provided during the lecture. An updated version will be available here (download, 23/02/10). Mistakes and typos should be reported to Lídia.

Literature

Classical Information Theory

• Thomas M. Cover and Joy A. Thomas, "Elements of Information Theory", Wiley Series in Telecommunications.
  Available electronically: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/047174882X
  (accessible from within the ETH domain only)

Quantum Information Theory

• Michael A. Nielsen and Isaac L. Chuang, "Quantum Computation and Quantum Information", Cambridge University Press.
• John Preskill's lecture notes on "Information for Physics".
  Available electronically: http://www.theory.caltech.edu/~preskill/ph229/#lecture
• Lecture "Einführung in die Quanteninformatik" by Stefan Wolf, Computer Science Department (Winter semesters at ETH Zentrum).

Exercises, tips and solutions

Check the website of QIT 2011