Introduction to Quantum Computing
Introduction to Quantum Computing

Author: Ray LaPierre

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-09-27

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 303069318X

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This book provides a self-contained undergraduate course on quantum computing based on classroom-tested lecture notes. It reviews the fundamentals of quantum mechanics from the double-slit experiment to entanglement, before progressing to the basics of qubits, quantum gates, quantum circuits, quantum key distribution, and some of the famous quantum algorithms. As well as covering quantum gates in depth, it also describes promising platforms for their physical implementation, along with error correction, and topological quantum computing. With quantum computing expanding rapidly in the private sector, understanding quantum computing has never been so important for graduates entering the workplace or PhD programs. Assuming minimal background knowledge, this book is highly accessible, with rigorous step-by-step explanations of the principles behind quantum computation, further reading, and end-of-chapter exercises, ensuring that undergraduate students in physics and engineering emerge well prepared for the future.

Materials and Surface Engineering
Materials and Surface Engineering

Author: J. Paulo Davim

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2012-02-17

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 0857096036

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This book, the second in the Woodhead Publishing Reviews: Mechanical Engineering Series, is a collection of high quality articles (full research articles, review articles, and cases studies) with a special emphasis on research and development materials and surface engineering and its applications. Surface engineering techniques are being used in the automotive, aircraft, aerospace, missile, electronic, biomedical, textile, petrochemical, chemical, moulds and dies, machine tools, and construction industries. Materials science is an interdisciplinary field involving the micro and nano-structure, processing, properties of materials and its applications to various areas of engineering, technology and industry. This book addresses all types of materials, including metals and alloys, polymers, ceramics and glasses, composites, nano-materials, biomaterials, etc. The relationship between micro and nano-structure, processing, properties of materials is discussed. Surface engineering is a truly interdisciplinary topic in materials science that deals with the surface of solid matter. - Written by a highly knowledgeable and well-respected experts in the field - The diversity of the subjects of this book present a range of views based on international expertise

Materials Research to Meet 21st-Century Defense Needs
Materials Research to Meet 21st-Century Defense Needs

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2003-03-25

Total Pages: 660

ISBN-13: 0309087007

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In order to achieve the revolutionary new defense capabilities offered by materials science and engineering, innovative management to reduce the risks associated with translating research results will be needed along with the R&D. While payoff is expected to be high from the promising areas of materials research, many of the benefits are likely to be evolutionary. Nevertheless, failure to invest in more speculative areas of research could lead to undesired technological surprises. Basic research in physics, chemistry, biology, and materials science will provide the seeds for potentially revolutionary technologies later in the 21st century.

Advanced Materials Research
Advanced Materials Research

Author: Stanislav Kolisnychenko

Publisher: Trans Tech Publications Ltd

Published: 2018-11-13

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 3035735441

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Special topic volume with invited peer reviewed papers only

Mesoplasticity and its Applications
Mesoplasticity and its Applications

Author: Wei Yang

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-04-18

Total Pages: 409

ISBN-13: 3642500404

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This monograph written by two Chinese scientists of the younger generation opens a window into the world of thoughts on Mechanical Metallurgy in this fascinating area of our world, characterized by age old cultural heritage as weil as by its dynamic evolution into the future. Based on notions and names all so familiar to the western scientist, and regarding the subject from the point of view of the theoretical mechanical engineer (Yang) as weil as that of the materials and manufacturing engineer (Lee), the authors present a synthesis of both approaches and endeavour to guide the reader from basic theory to engineering applications. Between structural defects in the micrometer scale and the meter-measures of engineering components, the term of mesoplasticity is meant to place the reader right in the center: This is certainly achallenging enterprise, and the editor expresses his sincere wishes as to enrichment and stimulation which will emanate from this interesting book and its creative perspective. Prof. B. Ilschner March, 1993. Preface In the past two decades, enormous advances in materials and manufacturing tech nology have been achieved, which upgrade the material design, processing and precision manufacturing as quantitative and concise scientific disciplines. Rapid improvements on mechanics understanding have been instrumental in the above mentioned development. A topic of great interest and importance in plasticity re search has been the design and processing of materials themselves on the mesoscale to achieve the desired macroscopic properties.

Research for Materials Development in Language Learning
Research for Materials Development in Language Learning

Author: Brian Tomlinson

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2010-11-18

Total Pages: 447

ISBN-13: 144112862X

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This title examines current research in materials development and discusses their implications for the learning and teaching of languages. Recently there has been a dramatic increase in the attention given to materials development as an academic discipline. More universities are including modules on materials development on their MA in applied linguistics courses and more students are studying materials development in their PhD research. Yet to date there has been no publication focusing on reporting and discussing the results of research in materials development. This fills that gap, reporting on the results of recent research projects in materials development and discussing their implications for the learning and teaching of languages. The editors' introduction outlines the rationale, scope and objectives of the book and reviews previously published reports of research in materials development. There are concluding chapters which point out implications for second language acquisition theory and research methodology. The book features suggest applications of the reported research for materials development and proposals for future action in research in materials development for language teaching.

Materials Research to Meet 21st-Century Defense Needs
Materials Research to Meet 21st-Century Defense Needs

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2003-02-25

Total Pages: 660

ISBN-13: 0309168406

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In order to achieve the revolutionary new defense capabilities offered by materials science and engineering, innovative management to reduce the risks associated with translating research results will be needed along with the R&D. While payoff is expected to be high from the promising areas of materials research, many of the benefits are likely to be evolutionary. Nevertheless, failure to invest in more speculative areas of research could lead to undesired technological surprises. Basic research in physics, chemistry, biology, and materials science will provide the seeds for potentially revolutionary technologies later in the 21st century.