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Quantum computing since Democritus
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ISBN: 9780521199568 0521199565 9780511979309 9781107313842 1107313848 0511979304 9781107301016 1107301017 9781107306097 1107306094 9781107308299 1107308291 9781299257122 1299257127 1107232996 9781107232990 1107305373 9781107305373 1107311640 Year: 2013 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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Written by noted quantum computing theorist Scott Aaronson, this book takes readers on a tour through some of the deepest ideas of maths, computer science and physics. Full of insights, arguments and philosophical perspectives, the book covers an amazing array of topics. Beginning in antiquity with Democritus, it progresses through logic and set theory, computability and complexity theory, quantum computing, cryptography, the information content of quantum states and the interpretation of quantum mechanics. There are also extended discussions about time travel, Newcomb's Paradox, the anthropic principle and the views of Roger Penrose. Aaronson's informal style makes this fascinating book accessible to readers with scientific backgrounds, as well as students and researchers working in physics, computer science, mathematics and philosophy.

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