quantum information science

noun

quantum information science

noun
1

Information science adapted to deal with information held and/or handled by quantum systems, i.e., in which information is measured in qubits instead of classical bits.

  • Foundational investigations in quantum mechanics, both experimental and theoretical, gave birth to the field of quantum information science. Nevertheless, the foundations of quantum mechanics themselves remain hotly debated in the scientific community, and no consensus on essential questions has been reached. [...]2013 January 6, Schlosshauer Maximilian with Kofler Johannes and Zeilinger Anton, “A Snapshot of Foundational Attitudes Toward Quantum Mechanics”, in arXiv.org, number 1301.1069v1, page 1:
Synonyms
QIS
Derived terms
QIS
Related terms
quantum information theory

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