2nd Edition
Quantum Continuous Variables A Primer of Theoretical Methods
Chapter 1: Introduction. Chapter 2: Quantum Mechanics: Instructions for Use. Chapter 3: Gaussian States of Continuous Variable Systems. Chapter 4: Phase Space Methods. Chapter 5: Gaussian Operations. Chapter 6: Diffusive Dynamics and Continuous Monitoring. Chapter 7: Entanglement of Continuous Variable Systems. Chapter 8: Quantum Information Protocols with Continuous Variables. Chapter 9: A Grand Tour of Continuous Variable Platforms. Appendix A: A Note on Fermions. Appendix B: Some Notable Facts About the Symplectic Group. Appendix C: The Wiener Process. Appendix D: Selected Mathematical Lore on Quantum Channels. Appendix E: Classical and Quantum Estimation Bounds. References. Index.
Biography
Alessio Serafini earned his PhD from the University of Salerno. He is currently a Professor at University College London. His research focuses mainly on quantum optics, quantum information with continuous variables, and the theory of quantum control.
Praise for the first edition
"The book is well written. It consists of several problems which are frequently encountered by researchers. Endnotes after each chapter and appendices gives better clarity. The book has given an accessible and self contained introduction to quantum information theory of continuous variable as well as its applications."
—Ritabrata Sengupta in Zentralblatt MATH July 2018"There are many research projects these days about possible applications of quantum theory in information technology (quantum computers), optics, and other areas. This book…presents the theory of continuous variable quantum systems based on the theory of Gaussian states (including operations, dynamics, Hilbert space, phase descriptions, the Gaussian additivity conjecture, entanglement theory, and non-Gaussian manipulations), and shows its applications to experimental platforms, entanglement generation, quantum teleportation, classical channel capacities, quantum metrology, quantum key distribution, and other quantum information and quantum technologies. The idea is to explain the physics subjects using a unifying mathematical approach, but without too many mathematical details. This book is a graduate-level textbook, with 5 parts containing 9 chapters and 70 problems and their solutions…This good book is recommended for mathematicians, physicists, philosophers of physics, researchers, and advanced students in mathematics and physics, as well as readers with interest in applications and experiments in this field."
—Michael M. Dediu in Mathematical Reviews June 2018
