Chapter 3
Basic Physics for Quantum Computing
Chapter Objectives
After reading this chapter and completing the quiz, you will be able to do the following:
Have a basic understanding of quantum physics
Be able to explain quantum states
Comprehend the uncertainty principle
Describe quantum entanglement
Our ultimate goal in this book is to explore quantum computing; however, quantum computing is (quite obviously) based on quantum physics. In order to understand quantum computing, you must have some generalized idea of quantum physics. This chapter begins with a general overview of physics and then discusses the discoveries that led to quantum physics. This will provide us with a foundation to discuss the fundamentals of quantum physics. Obviously, ...
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