Topics in Quantum Information Theory

This is the homepage of Math 422/522 Topics in Quantum Information Theory offered in Spring 2023 at Bilkent University.

• Instructor: Cihan Okay
  Location: SA-Z04
  Time: Mon 9:30-10:20, Wed 13:30-15:20

Grading scheme: Midterm - %25, Final - %30, Homework (4 Assignments) - %40, Attendance - %5

Textbook and other reading

In this course we will use The Theory of Quantum Information by John Watrous and Quantum Computation and Quantum Information by Michael A. Nielsen and Isaac L. Chuang.

Other sources: Quantum Information Theory by Mark M. Wilde, Quantum Information Theory by Joseph M. Renes.

You may also find the Math 421 webpage useful.

Lecture notes: Math-422-L1, Math-422-L2, Math-422-L3  

Weekly syllabus

Quantum states

• Week 1 (Jan 30): Quantum states

• Week 2 (Feb 6): Purification

• Week 3 (Feb 13): No class

Quantum channels

• Week 4 (Feb 20): Distance measures

• Week 5 (Feb 27): Quantum channels

• Week 6 (Mar 6): Spring break

• Week 7 (Mar 13): Characterizations of channels

• Week 8 (Mar 20): Measurements

• Week 9 (Mar 27): Single qubit channels

Quantum codes

• Week 10 (Apr 3): Stabilizer theory

• Week 11 (Apr 10): Midterm week

• Week 12 (Apr 17): Quantum codes

Quantum information

• Week 13 (Apr 24): Quantum-error correction

• Week 14 (May 1): Classical entropy

• Week 15 (May 8): Source coding

• Week 16 (May 15): Quantum entropy

• Week 17 (May 22): Quantum source coding

• Week 18 (May 29): TBA