1 Probability and information; 2 Elements of quantum theory; 3 Quantum cryptography; 4 Generalized measurements; 5 Entanglement; 6 Quantum information processing; 7 Quantum computation; 8 Quantum information theory; A: The equivalence of information and entropy; B: Lagrange multipliers; C: Stirling's approximation; D: The Schmidt decomposition; E: Number theory for cryptography; F: Quantum copying; G: Quantized field modes; H: Position and momentum eigenstates; I: Necessary conditions for a minimum-error POM; J: Complete positivity; K: Hardy's theorem; L: Universal gates.

Quantum information- the subject- is a new and exciting area of science, which brings together physics, information theory, computer science and mathematics. "Quantum Information"--The book- is based on two successful lecture courses given to advanced undergraduate and beginning postgraduate students in physics. The intention is to introduce readers at this level to the fundamental, but offer rather simple, ideas behind ground-breaking developments including quantum cryptography, teleportation and quantum computing.