Quantum Information Theory [E2 270 (3:0) – Spring 2025]
Instructor: Prof. Shayan Srinivasa Garani
Office: ESE, 232
[Tuesday, Thursday 11:30 am – 1:00 pm]
Teaching assistants: Sudhir Kumar Sahoo and Abhi Kumar Sharma
Join teams link as: Quantum Information Theory
Teams code: r3zgtl8
Venue: ESE Class Room No. 137
Starting date/Org. meeting: Jan 7th, 2025
Course Syllabus:
- Overview of concepts from classical Shannon theory, noiseless quantum theory, noisy quantum theory and purified quantum theory, distance measures, quantum information, and entropy, information of quantum channels, quantum typicality, packing lemma, covering lemma, Schumacher compression, entanglement concentration, noisy quantum Shannon theory, product measurements at the decoder, information-processing task, classical capacity theorem, superadditivity of Holevo information, entanglement-assisted classical communication.
- Mark M. Wilde, “Quantum Information Theory,” Cambridge University Press
- M. Hayashi, “Quantum Information Theory: Mathematical Foundation,” Springer-Verlag
- John Preskill, Lecture notes, Physics 219 course website, Caltech
- Thomas M. Cover, Joy A. Thomas, “Elements of Information Theory,” Wiley Series in Telecommunications and Signal Processing
- Claude E. Shannon’s seminal 1948 paper, “A Mathematical Theory of Communication,” Bell System Technical Journal.
Grading Policy:
- Homeworks: 35%
- Term Exam and Presentation: 35%
- Final Exam: 30%
Homeworks:
Midterms: