Introduction to Quantum Science and Technology

This course introduces the basic ideas and methods of quantum science and technology, highlighting the physical nature of information and presenting, through simple systems, the principles of quantum information theory and its applications in protocols for detection, computation, communication, and cryptography.

By the end of the course, students will: - understand information as a physical resource and be able to state Shannon's theorems and their quantum generalizations for two-level systems; - be able to characterize entanglement in bipartite systems and grasp the concept of nonlocality; - acquire an understanding of teleportation, dense coding, quantum cryptography, and entanglement-assisted measurement in two-level systems; - learn the fundamental concepts of quantum metrology and sensing; - gain basic knowledge of quantum computation, with examples of protocols implemented in two-level systems. Introduzione a quantum science and technology