Fundamentals of quantum information. Quantum computation, communication, decoherence and all that (Q1847275)

The articles of this volume will be reviewed individually. Indexed articles: \textit{Leggett, A. J.}, Qubits, cbits, decoherence, quantum measurement and environment, 3-45 [Zbl 1049.81519] \textit{Ekert, Artur}, Introduction to quantum computation, 47-76 [Zbl 1079.81510] \textit{Paz, Juan Pablo; Zurek, Wojciech Hubert}, Environment-induced decoherence and the transition from quantum to classical, 77-148 [Zbl 1034.81029] \textit{Bouwmeester, Dik; Howell, John C.; Lamas-Linares, Antia}, Quantum information science using photons, 149-197 [Zbl 1049.81517] \textit{Cirac, Juan Ignacio}, Quantum information: entanglement, purification, error correction, and quantum optical implementations, 199-239 [Zbl 1038.81008] \textit{Burkhard, Guido; Engel, Hans-Andreas; Loss, Daniel}, Spintronics, quantum computing, and quantum communication in quantum dots, 241-265 [Zbl 1049.81518]