Messages from Instructor:

• 1/17: Note and qiskit code for Deutsch problem. note, qiskit code in jupyter notebook.
• 1/10: Class will meet on Jan 18 at 10:00 am in ZOOM.

Class Hour: Mon/Wed 10:00-11:00

Course Format: Remote

All lectures are given online via ZOOM.

Course Description:

Through this course students will learn various properties of quantum entanglement and decoherence induced by the quantum entsanglement through reading and presenting technical literature.

Course Schedule

Reading Materials:

• Lecture notes by Dr. Preskill:
  • chap1 Introduction and Overview
  • chap2 Foundations I States and Ensembles
  • chap3 Foundations II Measurement and Evolution
  • chap4 Quantum Entanglement
• M. Schlosshauser: Quantum decoherence (Phys. Rep. 831 (2019) 1-57)
• G. Bacciagaluppi: The Role of Decoherence in Quantum Mechanics (SEP 2020)
• Niels Bohr as philosopher of experiment: (SHPMP 2015)

Links

• Course Schedule
• Recording of lectures

Attendance

Attendance is required. To pass the course you must attend at least 80% of lectures. Excessive absence will result in administrative withdraw.

Grading

Students must present chapters assigned by the instructor. Several homework will be also assigned. The grade is determined by the score of presentation (50 pts) and homework (50 pts). There is no written exam.

Grade	Total Score
A	90 or above
B	80 or above
C	70 or above
F	Otherwise

About Instructor

I am available to meet with you virtually via Zoom by appointment during my virtual office hours shown below. Please make an appointment via email.

Dr. Ryoichi Kawai

Virtual Office Hour: Wed. 12:30-1:30pm
Tel: (205) 934-3931
Fax: (205) 934-8042
Email: kawai@uab.edu
(My PGP public key)

Address

Campbell Hall 309
Department of Physics
University of Alabama at Birmingham
1300 University Blvd.
Birmingham, AL 35294