{"id":108,"date":"2020-04-01T19:25:36","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T17:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/olivares\/?page_id=108"},"modified":"2026-06-10T09:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T07:10:10","slug":"quantum-computing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/olivares\/quantum-computing\/","title":{"rendered":"Quantum computing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Quantum computation is a new conceptual arena for trying to come to a better understanding of quantum weirdness.<\/em><\/p>\n<cite>N. D. Mermin<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The course, usually held in Italian (<em>Teoria Quantistica della Computazione<\/em>), aims to provide students with a general understanding of how quantum mechanics can be applied to computational problems. A specific purpose  is to provide students with the mathematical and physical tools necessary to deal with the problems discussed throughout the course and to develop knowledge of the physical systems used to implement a quantum computer, highlighting the experimental problems associated with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unimi.it\/en\/education\/degree-programme-courses\/2025\/quantum-computing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Syllabus and general info<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/myariel.unimi.it\/course\/view.php?id=3663\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Educational website<\/a>\u00a0(for UniMi students only).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color\">Lecture notes: A Student&#8217;s Guide to Quantum Computing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This textbook provides a self-contained introduction to the principles and methods of quantum computation, designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. It introduces classical logic and quantum mechanics before presenting their integration in quantum computation.<br>Key topics include quantum logic gates, foundational algorithms such as Deutsch-Jozsa and Bernstein-Vazirani, the quantum Fourier transform, and quantum search algorithms. Additional coverage includes quantum operations, error correction techniques, and physical implementations of quantum computation using technologies such as trapped ions and superconducting qubits. The book concludes with an examination of quantum computation through adiabatic evolution.<br>The text is supplemented with exercises, solutions, and practical examples to support learning and application. It serves as a foundational resource for students and researchers pursuing studies in quantum computing and related fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/9783031833601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1132\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/olivares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/S_Olivares_QC_Springer-675x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/olivares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/S_Olivares_QC_Springer-675x1024.png 675w, https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/olivares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/S_Olivares_QC_Springer-198x300.png 198w, https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/olivares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/S_Olivares_QC_Springer-768x1165.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/olivares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/S_Olivares_QC_Springer.png 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/10.1007\/978-3-032-23971-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1318\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/olivares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/S_Olivares_Guida_Springer-675x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/olivares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/S_Olivares_Guida_Springer-675x1024.jpeg 675w, https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/olivares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/S_Olivares_Guida_Springer-198x300.jpeg 198w, https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/olivares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/S_Olivares_Guida_Springer-768x1164.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/olivares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/S_Olivares_Guida_Springer-1013x1536.jpeg 1013w, https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/olivares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/S_Olivares_Guida_Springer-1351x2048.jpeg 1351w, https:\/\/sites.unimi.it\/olivares\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/S_Olivares_Guida_Springer-scaled.jpeg 1688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">S. Olivares, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/9783031833601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>A Student\u2019s Guide to Quantum Computing<\/strong><\/a><\/em><br>(Springer, 2025) ISBN: 978-3-031-83360-1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">S. Olivares, <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/10.1007\/978-3-032-23971-6\">Guida allo studio della computazione quantistica<\/a><\/em><\/strong><br>(Springer, 2026) ISBN: 978-3-032-23970-91<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Students and staff of the University of Milan<\/strong> can obtain the ebooks of pdf copies from\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/unimi.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/search?vid=39UMI_INST:VU1&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Minerva<\/a><\/strong>, the access point to the bibliographic resources owned and selected by the Libraries of the University of Milan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quantum computation is a new conceptual arena for trying to come to a better understanding of quantum weirdness. N. D. 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