Course: Quantum Information

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Course title Quantum Information
Course code OPT/SZZN3
Organizational form of instruction no contact
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 0
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Fiurášek Jaromír, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Preparation for the Exam - 50 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Recommended literature
  • Al-Qasimi, A.; James, D. F. V. (2025). Quantum Information: A First Course. Cambridge.
  • Bell, J. S., & Aspect, A. (2004). Speakable and unspeakable in quantum mechanics. Cambridge, Mass.
  • Beth, Thomas Leuchs, Gerd. (2005). Quantum information processing. Weinheim.
  • Bruß, Dagmar, Leuchs, Gerd. (2007). Lectures on quantum information. Weinheim.
  • Cerf, N. J., Leuchs, G., & Polzik, E. S. (2007). Quantum information with continuous variables of atoms and light. London.
  • Dušek, M. (2002). Koncepční otázky kvantové teorie. Olomouc.
  • Fox, M. (2006). Quantum Optics: An Introduction. Oxford.
  • G. Van Assche. (2006). Quantum Cryptography and Secret-Key Distillation.
  • Gerry, C. C., & Knight, P. L. (2005). Introductory quantum optics. Cambridge.
  • Ch. Weedbrook, S. Pirandola, R. García-Patrón, N. J. Cerf, T. C. Ralph, J. H. Shapiro, and S. Lloyd. (2012). Gaussian quantum information.
  • Kok, Pieter; Lovett, Brendon W. (2010). Introduction to Optical Quantum Information Processing. Cambridge.
  • Lo, H. K., Popescu, S., & Spiller, T. (1998). Introduction to quantum computation and information. Singapore.
  • Nielsen M. A., Chuang, I. L. (2004). Quantum Computation and Quantum Information.
  • Peres, A. (1995). Quantum Theory: Concepts and Methods. Kluwer.
  • Zurek, W. H., & Wheeler, J. A. (1983). Quantum theory and measurement. Princeton.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): General Physics and Mathematical Physics (2026) Category: Physics courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer