Jonathan P. Dowling (Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA)

Broschiertes Buch

Schrödinger's Killer App

Race to Build the World's First Quantum Computer

Beschreibung

Written by a renowned quantum physicist closely involved in the U.S. government's development of quantum information science, this book presents an inside look at the government's quest to build a quantum computer capable of solving complex mathematical problems and hacking the public-key encryption codes used to secure the Internet. The "killer app" refers to Shor's quantum factoring algorithm, which would unveil the encrypted communications of the entire Internet if a quantum computer could be built to run the algorithm. Schrödinger's notion of quantum entanglement-and his infamous cat-is at the heart of it all.

Autor

Jonathan P. Dowling is the Hearne Chair Professor of Theoretical Physics and co-director of the Hearne Institute for Theoretical Physics at Louisiana State University. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Physical Society, the Institute of Physics, and the Optical Society of America. Dr. Dowling has published more than 125 articles with an h-index of over 37 and holds eight U.S. patents in the fields of nonlinear and quantum optics. He has been a recipient of the Willis E. Lamb Medal for Laser Science and Quantum Optics, the U.S. Army Research and Development Achievement Award, and the NASA Space Act Award. He earned a PhD in mathematical physics from the University of Colorado-Boulder.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc
• Seitenzahl: 454
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 664g
• ISBN-13: 9781439896730
• ISBN-10: 1439896739
• Artikelnr.: 36704536