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