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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013

1 online resource (404 pages) : illustrations

ISBN 9781107306097 (electronic bk.)

ISBN 0521199565 (pbk.)

ISBN 9780521199568 (pbk.)

Print version: Aaronson, Scott. Quantum computing since Democritus. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013 xxxi, 370 pages ; 23 cm ISBN 9780521199568

Includes bibliographical references and index

1. Atoms and the void -- 2. Sets -- 3. Geodel, turing, and friends -- 4. Minds and machines -- 5. Paleocomplexity -- 6. P, NP, and friends -- 7. Randomness -- 8. Crypto -- 9. Quantum -- 10. Quantum computing -- 11. Penrose -- 12. Decoherence and hidden variables -- 13. Proofs -- 14. How big are quantum states? -- 15. Skepticism of quantum computing -- 16. Learning -- 17. Interactive proofs, circuit lower bounds, and more -- 18. Fun with the Anthropic Principle -- 19. Free will -- 20. Time travel -- 21. Cosmology and complexity -- 22. Ask me anything.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Atoms and the void; 2. Sets; 3. Godel, Turing, and friends; 4. Minds and machines; 5. Paleocomplexity; 6. P, NP, and friends; 7. Randomness; 8. Crypto; 9. Quantum; 10. Quantum computing; 11. Penrose; 12. Decoherence and hidden variables; 13. Proofs; 14. How big are quantum states?; 15. Skepticism of quantum computing; 16. Learning; 17. Interactive proofs and more; 18. Fun with the Anthropic Principle; 19. Free will; 20. Time travel; 21. Cosmology and complexity; 22. Ask me anything.

"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"-- Provided by publisher..

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