Quantum Computing since Democritus
Scott Aaronson
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Description for Quantum Computing since Democritus
Paperback. Takes students and researchers on a tour through some of the deepest ideas of maths, computer science and physics. Num Pages: 398 pages, 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PHQ; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 650. 398 pages, 25 b/w illus. Takes students and researchers on a tour through some of the deepest ideas of maths, computer science and physics. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PHQ; UY. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight: 552.
Written by noted quantum computing theorist Scott Aaronson, this book takes readers on a tour through some of the deepest ideas of maths, computer science and physics. Full of insights, arguments and philosophical perspectives, the book covers an amazing array of topics. Beginning in antiquity with Democritus, it progresses through logic and set theory, computability and complexity theory, quantum computing, cryptography, the information content of quantum states and the interpretation of quantum mechanics. There are also extended discussions about time travel, Newcomb's Paradox, the anthropic principle and the views of Roger Penrose. Aaronson's informal style makes this fascinating book accessible ... Read more
Written by noted quantum computing theorist Scott Aaronson, this book takes readers on a tour through some of the deepest ideas of maths, computer science and physics. Full of insights, arguments and philosophical perspectives, the book covers an amazing array of topics. Beginning in antiquity with Democritus, it progresses through logic and set theory, computability and complexity theory, quantum computing, cryptography, the information content of quantum states and the interpretation of quantum mechanics. There are also extended discussions about time travel, Newcomb's Paradox, the anthropic principle and the views of Roger Penrose. Aaronson's informal style makes this fascinating book accessible ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
398
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
398
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521199568
SKU
V9780521199568
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About Scott Aaronson
Scott Aaronson is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Considered one of the top quantum complexity theorists in the world, he is well known for both his research in quantum computing and computational complexity theory and for his widely read blog Shtetl-Optimized. Professor Aaronson also created Complexity Zoo, an online encyclopedia ... Read more
Reviews for Quantum Computing since Democritus
'Scott Aaronson has written a beautiful and highly original synthesis of what we know about some of the most fundamental questions in science: what is information? What does it mean to compute? What is the nature of mind and of free will? Highly recommended.' Michael Nielsen, author of Reinventing Discovery 'I laughed, I cried, I fell off my chair - ... Read more