Honors Assignment 3

This page will describe PHYS 214 James Scholar Assignment 3.

 

Track A—Discuss chapter 3 from QED.

 

Track B—Quantum Information

Choice 1:  Read the article on Quantum Information (Monroe) and the article on Quantum Teleportation

Submit a 1-2 page summary, including the following:

-describe the basic operating principles of these systems

-describe several systems that people are investigating
-comment on the implementation challenges

--summarizing the main advantages of quantum computing

 

Choice 2: Read the article on Quantum Information (Monroe) and the  the article on Quantum Cryptography
Submit a 1-2page summary:

-summarizing the main advantages over classical encryption how does quantum mechanics help
-describe the basic q. cryptography operating protocol

-describe the basic operating principles of the quantum computing systems

-describe several systems that people are investigating
-comment on the implementation challenges

 

Deposit your paper here by 5pm Wednesday, March 3, 2010.

View the articles here.