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Qubits, superposition and measurement
Introduce the qubit, describe superposition and follow a measurement.
Qubits · Superposition · Measurement
SESAME · Lecture slides
From qubits
to quantum programs.
States, circuits and the programs that use them.
Day 01 · Foundations
02
Gates and interference
Use gates and circuits to see how interference changes measurement probabilities.
Gates · Circuits · Interference
03
Joint states and entanglement
Calculate joint probabilities and discover what entanglement changes.
Joint states · Controlled gates · Correlations
Day 02 · Circuit language and algorithms
04
From circuit diagrams to OpenQASM
We use OpenQASM as a common circuit language, run circuits and interpret their results.
OpenQASM · Execution and records · Simulation and statistics
05
Oracles and phase kickback
We count function calls, follow phase kickback and use interference to answer a question.
Oracle access and cost · Phase kickback · Interference
06
Grover search and amplitude amplification
We follow a phase mark, calculate the changed amplitudes and account for repetitions and cost.
Phase oracle · Diffuser · Query cost
Day 03 · Uses, hybrid workflows and limitations
07
Entanglement and communication
We distinguish entanglement from shared randomness and use it for teleportation and superdense coding.
Entanglement as a resource · Teleportation · Superdense coding
08
Hybrid optimization with QAOA
We use short quantum circuits, score their measured solutions and let classical feedback guide the next settings.
The hybrid approach · QAOA for optimization · Learning from results
09
Noise and quantum error correction
We model an unwanted bit flip, encode a qubit and recover its state using comparison measurements.
Noise and responses · Encoding a qubit · Comparisons and recovery