Classical and Quantum Information Theory: An Introduction for the Telecom Scientist (Hardcover)

Information theory lies at the heart of modern technology, underpinning all communications, networking, and data storage systems. This book sets out, for the first time, a complete overview of both classical and quantum information theory. Throughout, the reader is introduced to key results without becoming lost in mathematical details. Opening chapters present the basic concepts and various applications of Shannon's entropy, moving on to the core features of quantum information and quantum computing. Topics such as coding, compression, error-correction, cryptography and channel capacity are covered from classical and quantum viewpoints. Employing an informal yet scientifically accurate approach, Desurvire provides the reader with the knowledge to understand quantum gates and circuits. Highly illustrated, with numerous practical examples and end-of-chapter exercises, this text is ideal for graduate students and researchers in electrical engineering and computer science, and practitioners in the telecommunications industry. Further resources and instructor-only solutions are available at www.cambridge.org/9780521881715.

資訊理論是現代科技的核心，支撐著所有的通訊、網路和資料儲存系統。這本書首次提供了對經典和量子資訊理論的完整概述。在整本書中，讀者將被介紹到關鍵結果，而不會迷失在數學細節中。開頭的章節介紹了Shannon的熵的基本概念和各種應用，然後轉向量子資訊和量子計算的核心特點。從經典和量子的觀點來探討編碼、壓縮、錯誤修正、密碼學和通道容量等主題。Desurvire以非正式但科學準確的方式，讓讀者了解量子閘和電路。這本書豐富地插圖，並提供了許多實際例子和章末練習題，非常適合電機工程和計算機科學的研究生和研究人員，以及電信行業的從業人員。更多資源和僅供教師使用的解答可在www.cambridge.org/9780521881715上獲得。