This is the homepage of Math 422/522 Topics in Quantum Information Theory offered in Spring 2023 at Bilkent University.
Instructor: Cihan Okay
Location: SA-Z04
Time: Mon 9:30-10:20, Wed 13:30-15:20
In this course we will use The Theory of Quantum Information by John Watrous and Quantum Computation and Quantum Information by Michael A. Nielsen and Isaac L. Chuang.
Other sources: Quantum Information Theory by Mark M. Wilde, Quantum Information Theory by Joseph M. Renes.
You may also find the Math 421 webpage useful.
Lecture notes: Math-422-L1, Math-422-L2, Math-422-L3
Quantum states
Week 1 (Jan 30): Quantum states
Week 2 (Feb 6): Purification
Week 3 (Feb 13): No class
Quantum channels
Week 4 (Feb 20): Distance measures
Week 5 (Feb 27): Quantum channels
Week 6 (Mar 6): Spring break
Week 7 (Mar 13): Characterizations of channels
Week 8 (Mar 20): Measurements
Week 9 (Mar 27): Single qubit channels
Quantum codes
Week 10 (Apr 3): Stabilizer theory
Week 11 (Apr 10): Midterm week
Week 12 (Apr 17): Quantum codes
Quantum information
Week 13 (Apr 24): Quantum-error correction
Week 14 (May 1): Classical entropy
Week 15 (May 8): Source coding
Week 16 (May 15): Quantum entropy
Week 17 (May 22): Quantum source coding
Week 18 (May 29): TBA