Quantum Information Theory
"We are the product of quantum fluctuations in the very early universe."
-- Stephen Hawking
The modern field of quantum information theory contains numerous branches, including quantum foundations, quantum Shannon theory, various quantum protocols, and more. It also has overlapping connections with other areas of physics such as condensed matter physics, high energy physics, and quantum gravity.
Check this blog (link) for details of "PC5228 Quantum Information and Computation (2024 fall)" in NUS. Also check this blog (link) for an older version.
An incomplete PDF version of lecture note is here: link
Some general references
John Preskill, Course Information for
Physics 219/Computer Science 219
Quantum Computation
(Formerly Physics 229). This page is a collection of wonderful lecture notes by Preskill on quantum information theory. In Fall 2020 his course is recoded, see the online videos Ph/CS 219A Quantum Computation.
Michael A. Nielsen and Isaac L. Chuang, Quantum Computation and Quantum Information. This a standard textbook for quantum information and quantum computation theory.
Mark Wilde, Quantum Information Theory. This book provides a comprehensive discussion of quantum Shannon theory, covering a wide range of topics in depth.
John Watrous, The Theory of Quantum Information. This is a book that contains many mathematical details on techniques used in quantum informtaion theory. His Theory of Quantum Information and Advanced topics in Quantum Information Theory are also very good reading materials.
Some useful numerical tools
QuTip, a python-based open-source software for simulating the dynamics of open quantum systems.
