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Quantum Information Theory/Thermodynamics

Topics

Topics of the course include:

  • Shannon information
  • Qubits, pure and mixed states
  • Entanglement and Bell inequalities
  • Quantum teleportation
  • BB84 quantum cryptography
  • brief introduction into quantum computing
  • Landauer’s principle and Maxwell’s demon
  • quantum thermodynamic processes
  • classical and quantum stochastic fluctuation relations
  • quantum thermodynamic machines
  • thermodynamic resource theory
  • Caldeira-Leggett model
  • thermodynamics of strongly coupled systems

Prerequisites

Quantum Mechanics I or equivalent understanding of the subject matter


Target Audience

  • B.Sc. Physics
  • M.Sc. Physics

The course will be taught in English.


Format and Dates

The course is taught as a two-week block course.


Language

usually English