From Classical to Quantum Shannon Theory

TL;DR

This book provides a comprehensive development of quantum Shannon theory, covering quantum mechanics, key protocols, and information transmission tools, culminating in advanced theoretical results in the field.

Contribution

It offers a systematic, ground-up presentation of quantum Shannon theory, integrating quantum mechanics, protocols, and information theory tools with recent developments.

Findings

Detailed analysis of quantum protocols like teleportation and super-dense coding

Development of tools for quantum information transmission and compression

Integration of theoretical results in quantum Shannon theory

Abstract

The aim of this book is to develop "from the ground up" many of the major, exciting, pre- and post-millenium developments in the general area of study known as quantum Shannon theory. As such, we spend a significant amount of time on quantum mechanics for quantum information theory (Part II), we give a careful study of the important unit protocols of teleportation, super-dense coding, and entanglement distribution (Part III), and we develop many of the tools necessary for understanding information transmission or compression (Part IV). Parts V and VI are the culmination of this book, where all of the tools developed come into play for understanding many of the important results in quantum Shannon theory.