Quantum Theory from First Principles An Informational Approach D'Ariano Hardback

Quantum Theory from First PrinciplesAn Informational Approach\nAuthor(s): Giacomo Mauro D'Ariano, Giulio Chiribella, Paolo Perinotti\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107043428, 978-1107043428\nSynopsis\nQuantum theory is the soul of theoretical physics. It is not just a theory of specific physical systems, but rather a new framework with universal applicability. This book shows how we can reconstruct the theory from six information-theoretical principles, by rebuilding the quantum rules from the bottom up. Step by step, the reader will learn how to master the counterintuitive aspects of the quantum world, and how to efficiently reconstruct quantum information protocols from first principles. Using intuitive graphical notation to represent equations, and with shorter and more efficient derivations, the theory can be understood and assimilated with exceptional ease. Offering a radically new persp.