Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-242) and index.

Part I: Preliminaries -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: A Simple Quantum System -- Part II: Theoretical Framework -- Chapter 3: The Essentials of Quantum Mechanics -- Chapter 4: Properties of Qubits -- Chapter 5: Mixed States, Open Systems, and the Density Operator -- Chapter 6: Computation Models and Computational Complexity -- Part III: Quantum Computation -- Chapter 7: Quantum Gates and Circuits -- Chapter 8: Quantum Algorithm -- Part IV: Quantum Information -- Chapter 9: Information and Communication -- Chapter 10: Quantum Error Correction -- Chapter 11: Characterization of Quantum Information -- Bibliography.

An Elementary Guide to the State of the Art in the Quantum Information Field Introduction to Quantum Physics and Information Processing guides beginners in understanding the current state of research in the novel, interdisciplinary area of quantum information. Suitable for undergraduate and beginning graduate students in physics, mathematics, or engineering, the book goes deep into issues of quantum theory without raising the technical level too much. The text begins with the basics of quantum mechanics required to understand how two-level systems are used as qubits. It goes on to show how quant.