Report Instructions
(back to main page)| The
students are asked to choose a
subject among
the following list or to make a personal choice among topics related to
the content of the
course. A
proposal (topic, plan) will be submitted by September
17th, 2009, for approval.A
progress report will be submitted on October 22nd,
2009, The final
report should contain 30-35
pages simple spacing in pdf format and will be submitted by November 30th,
2009,
following the instructions below. This
report will be graded and
will
count for 35% of the final evaluation. |
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List of topics (non exhaustive)
Qubits builts from quantum dots,
The "Quantronium": a
Josephson junction qubit,
Controlled entanglement:
physical
realization,
Quantum computing with ion traps,
Quantum computing with NMR,
Quantum computing with photons,
Quantum computing with microwaves,
Can one quantum compute
with excitons ?
Quantum cryptography: theory and applications,
Kitaev's topological quantum computing,
Algorithms: quantum search,
quantum simulation, quantum counting
Decoherence: definition, examples,
dissipation, mathematical description.
Error correcting codes,
Quantum versions of the Shannon
theorem,
Quantum chaos as a possible limit to
quantum computing,
Quantum noise: quantum corrections
to Shottky
theory of
shot noise,
experiments.
Classical logic and quantum computing:
the Goedel
theorem.
Quantum information theory.
Building a quantum computer: the
Steane project (December 2004)
Storing a photon state in a memory
(Kuzmich team experiment December 2005)
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Writing the report (see Mayfield
Handbook of Scientific Writing)
The
student will choose a topic among this list or make his own
choice (with the approval
of the instructor). He will also choose one or two papers (or a book
chapter) to read
as an illustration of this subject and collect documents that may help
understanding these papers
(to main)Proposal
submission
date
.pdf file to be
sent by
e-mail to the instructor
on
Thursday September 17th, 2009, for approval
The proposal should be presented on 1/2 a page in .pdf format,
containing
a header with
the course informations
the
title followed by the student's name
a
list of possible sections organizing the report
a
list of documents to start with
together with their exact and complete references
(to main)Progress report:
submission
date
.pdf file by
e-mail to the instructor
on Thursday
October 22nd, 2009,
Students will give an account of what they have done so far: list of
documents
collected, an updated outline and
5-7 pages already written (to check the style).
(to main)Report submission
date Monday
Novenber 30th, 2009 (.pdf format copy accessible to the
instructor).
Content of the
report The
report should be typed and accessible by e-mail or on a web
site in .pdf format.
Using
LaTeX is recommended.
It
should contain at least 30 and at most35 typed pages with single space
and the following
informations:
an
expository introduction (not more than two typed pages) explaining
the motivation,
the purpose and the history of the topic,
a section describing the
content of the paper(s), book(s) or other documents that has been read.
a section
in which one technical aspect (calculation,
experiment, computer
simulation, or algorithm....) is
described in detail. This section will serve to demonstrate that the
student has mastered techniques taught in class.
a conclusion (no more
than two pages) giving a clear description
of the outcome for this topic,
its limitation, its future,
a list of references:
only those references effectively read by
the student should be quoted;
a special attention will be paid upon how the references
are
quoted (exact location, standard presentation),
web sites references can be used if properly quoted.
students should NEVER copy anything
without quoting the reference where it has been found.
Plagiarism is illegal and can lead to severe sanctions from the Georgia
Tech authorities if discovered.
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