ADVANCES IN QUANTUM COMPUTER MUSIC (1版)

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The modern music industry depends critically on computers. The development of conventional digital computing technology for music has been progressing in tandem with the evolution of computers since the 1950s. Therefore, future developments in quantum computing are most likely to impact the way in which musicians will create, perform, and conduct research. Classical computers manipulate information represented in terms of binary digits, each of, which can be equal to 1 (on) or 0 (off). They work with microprocessors made up of billions of tiny switches that are activated by electric signals. In contrast, a quantum computer deals with information in terms of quantum bits (qubits), which can operate at the subatomic level. In other words, they directly work in the realm of quantum physics. Since they can run algorithms that are non-tractable to run on digital computers, quantum computers are surfacing as a promising disruptive technology. Advances in Quantum Computer Music collates a comprehensive collection of chapters by pioneers of emerging interdisciplinary research at the crossroads of quantum computing and music. Together, these pioneers hope to anticipate and prototype the unprecedented new uses for this technology that are bound to emerge from their cutting-edge research. Sample Chapter(s) Foreword Chapter 1: Sonifications of Quantum Superpositions: Methods and Musical Applications Contents: Sonifications of Quantum Superpositions: Methods and Musical Applications (Walker Smith, Dmitri Volkov and Alex Alani) Quantum Feedback Delay Networks (Davide Rocchesso) Exploring Quantum Phenomena through Sound: Strategies, Challenges, and Insights (Reiko Yamada, Eloy Piñol, Samuele Grandi, Jakub Zakrzewski and Maciej Lewenstein) Quantum Memory: Measuring the Degree of Non-Markovianity of Orchestral Music (Maria Mannone and Omar Costa Hamido) An Introduction to Quantum Probability Amplitude Modulation (QPAM) from a Compositional Perspective (Eren Utku) Investigating the usefulness of Quantum Blur in Music (Marcel Pfaffhauser and James Wootton) Qubit Instrumentation of Entanglement (Mark Carney) Developing a Framework for Sonifying Variational Quantum Algorithms: Implications for Music Composition (Paulo Vitor Itaboraí, Peter Thomas, Arianna Crippa, Karl Jansen, Tim Schwägerl and María Aguado Yáñez) Music AI with Quantum Reservoir Computing (Eduardo Reck Miranda and Hari Vignesh Shaji) Readership: Academic community and researchers in the field of Unconventional Computing, specifically Quantum Computing, musicians interested and/or working with Music Technology, and students and science journalists interested in arts-science topics.

Principles of Superconducting Quantum Computers (1版)

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Explore the intersection of computer science, physics, and electrical and computer engineering with this discussion of the engineering of quantum computers In Principles of Superconducting Quantum Computers, a pair of distinguished researchers delivers a comprehensive and insightful discussion of the building of quantum computing hardware and systems. Bridging the gaps between computer science, physics, and electrical and computer engineering, the book focuses on the engineering topics of devices, circuits, control, and error correction. Using data from actual quantum computers, the authors illustrate critical concepts from quantum computing. Questions and problems at the end of each chapter assist students with learning and retention, while the text offers descriptions of fundamentals concepts ranging from the physics of gates to quantum error correction techniques. The authors provide efficient implementations of classical computations, and the book comes complete with a solutions manual and demonstrations of many of the concepts discussed within. It also includes: A thorough introduction to qubits, gates, and circuits, including unitary transformations, single qubit gates, and controlled (two qubit) gates Comprehensive explorations of the physics of single qubit gates, including the requirements for a quantum computer, rotations, two-state systems, and Rabi oscillations Practical discussions of the physics of two qubit gates, including tunable qubits, SWAP gates, controlled-NOT gates, and fixed frequency qubits In-depth examinations of superconducting quantum computer systems, including the need for cryogenic temperatures, transmission lines, S parameters, and more Ideal for senior-level undergraduate and graduate students in electrical and computer engineering programs, Principles of Superconducting Quantum Computers also deserves a place in the libraries of practicing engineers seeking a better understanding of quantum computer systems.