TY - BOOK TI - Quantum bits and quantum secrests: how quantum physics is revolutionizing codes and computers SN - 9783527407101 U1 - 530.12 PY - 2008/// CY - Weinheim PB - Wiley-vch N1 - 1 Introduction 2 The Colours of the Rainbow - A Prelude 3 Light, Waves and Oscillations - Some Useful Facts 4 Nature's Currency - The Story of the Quantum 5 Surprising Discoveries - A Glimpse at Quantum Mechanics 6 When Alice Met Bob - The Principles of Quantum Cryptography 7 The Logic of Superpositions - How Quantum Computing Works 8 Shor's Revolution - An Introduction to Quantum Algorithms 9 Promising Prototypes - How Quantum Computers Might Be Built 10 Sensitive States - Why Quantum Error Correction is Important 11 Trying the Impossible - More Quantum Tricks 12 Dream or Reality? - The Past, Present and Future of Quantum Information ER -