课程大纲
COURSE SYLLABUS
1.
课程代码/名称
Course Code/Title
PHY5012/量子信息 Quantum Information
2.
课程性质
Compulsory/Elective
专业必修课 Degree Required Course
3.
课程学分/学时
Course Credit/Hours
3/48
4.
授课语言
Teaching Language
英文 English
5.
授课教师
Instructor(s)
Oscar Dahlsten
6.
是否面向本科生开放
Open to undergraduates
or not
是 YES
7.
先修要求
Pre-requisites
（如面向本科生开放，请注明区分内容。
If the course is open to
undergraduates, please indicate the difference.）
量子力学
I PHY206-15 Quantum Mechanics I
8.
教学目标
Course Objectives
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difference.）
本课程为研究生及本科高年级学生讲授量子信息科学的基本概念 。完成本课程的学生应掌握：(1) 量
子信息学基本概念； (2) 量子态及测量；(3) 量子动力学基础； (4) 密度矩阵的距离测量；(5) 熵在
物理学及量子物理学中的意义。
This course aims to give graduate students a foundational understanding
on the research area of quantum
information science. After completion of this course, students are expected to understand the following
concepts: (1) General concepts in quantum information; (2) States and measurements; (3) Quantum dynamics;
(4) Distance measures for density matrices; (5) Entropy;
9.
教学方法
Teaching Methods
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本课程以课堂教学为主。全英文授课。致力于建立书本知识和前沿研究的联系。
This is a theoretical course. Lectures are combined with problem set and other assignments.
10.
教学内容
Course Contents
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difference.）
Section 1
课程介绍
（第
1
周）
Introduction (week 1)
Section 2
量子态及测量（第
2-4
周）
States and Measurements (week 2-4)
Section 3
量子动力学基础（第
5-7
周）
Dynamics (week 5-7)
Section 4
密度矩阵的距离测量
（第
8-9
周）
Distance Measurements for density matrices (week 8-9)
Section 5
常见的量子通信协议
（第
10-12
周）
Key quantum communication protocols (week 10-12)
Section 6
熵在物理学及量子物理学中的意义（第
13-15
周）
Entropy (week 13-15)
Section 7
时下议题
（第
16
周）
Current topics (week 16)
11.
课程考核
Course Assessment
（
○
1 考核形式 Form of examination；
○
2 .分数构成 grading policy；
○
3 如面向本科生开放，请注明区分内容。
If the course is open to undergraduates, please indicate the difference.）
平时作业 30%，课题答辩 20%，三小时期末考试 50%
Assignments 30%, Presentation 20%；3-hour final examination 50%
12.
教材及其它参考资料
Textbook and Supplementary Readings
Nielsen, M. A. & Chuang, I. L. Quantum Computation and Quantum Information: 10th Anniversary Edition.
(Cambridge University Press, 2011).
Reading Materials:
Cover, T. M. & Thomas, J. A. Elements of Information Theory: 2nd Edition
(Wiley Interscience, 2006)
Vedral, V. Introduction to Quantum Information Science
(Oxford Graduate Textzs, 2006)
