Classical and Quantum Information Theory for the Physicist

This book deals with certain important problems in Classical and Quantum Information Theory Quantum Information Theory, A Selection of Matrix Inequalities Stochastic Filtering Theory Applied to Electromagnetic Fields and Strings Wigner-distributions in Quantum Mechanics Quantization of Classical Field Theories Statistical Signal Processing Quantum Field Theory, Quantum Statistics, Gravity, Stochastic Fields and Information Problems in Information Theory It will be very helpful for students of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Courses in Electronics, Communication and Signal Processing. Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan or Bhutan).

1. Quantum Information Theory, A Selection of Matrix Inequalities 2. Stochastic Filtering Theory Applied to Electromagnetic Fields and Strings 3. Wigner-distributions in Quantum Mechanics 4. Undergraduate and Postgraduate Courses in Electronics, Communication and Signal Processing 5. Quantization of Classical Field Theories, Examples 6. Statistical Signal Processing 7. Some More Concepts and Results in Quantum Information Theory 8. Quantum Field Theory, Quantum Statistics, Gravity, Stochastic Fields and Information 9. Problems in Information Theory 10. Lecture Plan for Information Theory, Sanov’s Theorem, Quantum Hypothesis Testing and State Transmission, Quantum Entanglement, Quantum Security 11. More Problems in Classical and Quantum Information Theory 12. Information Transmission and Compression with Distortion, Ergodic Theorem, Quantum Blackhole Physics 13. Examination Problems in Classical Information Theory

Harish Parthasarathy received B.tech degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kanpur and his Phd degree in Signal Processing from IIT Delhi in 1994. He worked as a visiting fellow in the Indian Institute of Astro Physics, Bangalore from 1993 to 1994. He has worked as a faculty in the Electrical Engineering departments at IIT Bombay and IIT Kanpur. Currently, he is a professor in the Electronics and Communication Division in NSIT, Delhi. He teaches courses on Signal processing Electromagnetics, transmission lines, wave guides & antennas and electives in quantum field theory, quantum robotics & quantum stochastic processes to undergraduate and postgraduate students. He has published over 70 papers in international journals and conferences and he has also published 12 books on variety of topics in mathematical physics, signal processing and antenna theory.