Glossary of quantum computing explained

This glossary of quantum computing is a list of definitions of terms and concepts used in quantum computing, its sub-disciplines, and related fields.

Further reading

Textbooks

• Book: Aaronson, Scott . Scott Aaronson . Quantum Computing Since Democritus . 2013 . Cambridge University Press . 978-0-521-19956-8 . 829706638 . 10.1017/CBO9780511979309 .
• Book: Akama, Seiki . 2014 . Elements of Quantum Computing: History, Theories and Engineering Applications . Springer . 978-3-319-08284-4 . 884786739 . 10.1007/978-3-319-08284-4 .
• Book: Benenti . Giuliano . Casati . Giulio . Rossini . Davide . Strini . Giuliano . Principles of Quantum Computation and Information: A Comprehensive Textbook . 2nd . 2019 . 978-981-3237-23-0 . 1084428655 . 10.1142/10909 . 62280636 .
• Book: Bernhardt, Chris . 2019 . Quantum Computing for Everyone . MIT Press . 1082867954 . 978-0-262-35091-4 .
• Book: Hidary, Jack D. . 2021 . 2nd . Quantum Computing: An Applied Approach . 1272953643 . 978-3-03-083274-2 . 10.1007/978-3-030-83274-2 . 238223274 .
• Book: Hiroshi . Imai . Masahito . Hayashi . 2006 . Quantum Computation and Information: From Theory to Experiment . Topics in Applied Physics . 102 . 978-3-540-33133-9 . 10.1007/3-540-33133-6 .
• Book: Hughes . Ciaran . Isaacson . Joshua . Perry . Anastasia . Sun . Ranbel F. . Turner . Jessica . Quantum Computing for the Quantum Curious . 978-3-03-061601-4 . 1244536372 . 10.1007/978-3-030-61601-4 . 2021 . 242566636 .
• Book: Jaeger, Gregg . Quantum Information: An Overview . 2007 . 978-0-387-36944-0 . 186509710 . 10.1007/978-0-387-36944-0 .
• Book: Johnston . Eric R. . Harrigan . Nic . Gimeno-Segovia . Mercedes . Programming Quantum Computers: Essential Algorithms and Code Samples . 2019 . O'Reilly Media, Incorporated . 1111634190 . 978-1-4920-3968-6 .
• Book: Kaye . Phillip . Laflamme . Raymond . Mosca . Michele . Raymond Laflamme . Michele Mosca . An Introduction to Quantum Computing . 2007 . OUP Oxford . 85896383 . 978-0-19-857000-4 .
• Book: Kitaev . Alexei Yu. . Alexei Kitaev . Shen . Alexander H. . Vyalyi . Mikhail N. . Classical and Quantum Computation . 2002 . American Mathematical Soc. . 907358694 . 978-0-8218-3229-5 .
• Book: Mermin . N. David . N. David Mermin . Quantum Computer Science: An Introduction . 2007 . 978-0-511-34258-5 . 422727925 . 10.1017/CBO9780511813870 .
• Book: 10.17226/25196 . Quantum Computing : Progress and Prospects . 2019 . Emily . Grumbling . Mark . Horowitz . . 978-0-309-47970-7 . Washington, DC . 125635007 . 1091904777.
• Book: Michael Nielsen. Nielsen . Michael . Isaac L. Chuang . Chuang . Isaac . . 2010 . 10th anniversary . 978-0-511-99277-3 . 700706156 . 10.1017/CBO9780511976667 . 59717455 .
• Book: Stolze . Joachim . Suter . Dieter . 2004 . Quantum Computing: A Short Course from Theory to Experiment . 978-3-527-61776-0 . 212140089 . 10.1002/9783527617760 .
• Book: Wichert, Andreas . 2020 . Principles of Quantum Artificial Intelligence: Quantum Problem Solving and Machine Learning . 2nd . 10.1142/11938 . 978-981-12-2431-7 . 225498497 . 1178715016 .
• Book: Wong, Thomas . Introduction to Classical and Quantum Computing . Rooted Grove . 2022 . 979-8-9855931-0-5 . 1308951401 . 2022-08-29 . 2022-01-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220129214631/http://www.thomaswong.net/introduction-to-classical-and-quantum-computing-1e.pdf . dead .
• Book: Zeng . Bei . Chen . Xie . Zhou . Duan-Lu . Wen . Xiao-Gang . Quantum Information Meets Quantum Matter . 2019 . 1091358969 . 978-1-4939-9084-9 . 10.1007/978-1-4939-9084-9 . 1508.02595 . 118528258 .

Academic papers

• Derek Abbott . Abbot . Derek . Charles R. Doering . Doering . Charles R. . Carlton M. Caves . Caves . Carlton M. . Daniel Lidar . Lidar . Daniel M. . Howard Brandt. Brandt . Howard E. . Alexander R. Hamilton . Hamilton . Alexander R. . David K. Ferry . Ferry . David K. . Julio Gea-Banacloche . Gea-Banacloche . Julio . Sergey M. Bezrukov . Bezrukov . Sergey M. . Laszlo B. Kish . Laszlo B. . Kish . Dreams versus Reality: Plenary Debate Session on Quantum Computing . Quantum Information Processing . 2003 . 2 . 6 . 449–472 . 10.1023/B:QINP.0000042203.24782.9a . quant-ph/0310130 . 2027.42/45526. 34885835 .
• Web site: Berthiaume . Andre . 1997 . Quantum Computation .
• DiVincenzo . David P. . David DiVincenzo . The Physical Implementation of Quantum Computation. Fortschritte der Physik. 48. 9–11. 771–783. 2000. 10.1002/1521-3978(200009)48:9/11<771::AID-PROP771>3.0.CO;2-E . quant-ph/0002077 . 2000ForPh..48..771D. 15439711 .
• DiVincenzo . David P. . Quantum Computation . Science . 1995 . 270 . 5234 . 255–261 . 10.1126/science.270.5234.255 . 1995Sci...270..255D . 10.1.1.242.2165 . 220110562 . Table 1 lists switching and dephasing times for various systems.
• Feynman . Richard . Richard Feynman . Simulating physics with computers . International Journal of Theoretical Physics . 21 . 467–488 . 1982 . 10.1007/BF02650179 . 1982IJTP...21..467F . 6–7 . 10.1.1.45.9310 . 124545445 .
• Jeutner . Valentin . The Quantum Imperative: Addressing the Legal Dimension of Quantum Computers . Morals & Machines . 1 . 52–59 . 2021 . 10.5771/2747-5174-2021-1-52 . 1 . 236664155 . free .
• Web site: Mitchell . Ian . 1998 . Computing Power into the 21st Century: Moore's Law and Beyond .
• Web site: Simon . Daniel R. . 1994 . On the Power of Quantum Computation . Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society Press .