Quantum information science : proceedings of the 1st Asia-Pacific Conference, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, 10-13 December 2004

Annotation. The goals of the 1st Asia-Pacific Conference on Quantum Information Science, which are, embodied in this volume, were to promote and strengthen the interactions and exchange of knowledge among researchers of the Asia-Pacific region in the rapidly advancing field of quantum information science. The volume contains many leading researchers' latest experimental and theoretical findings, which together constitute a valuable contribution to this fascinating area This volume is a collection of papers from the third meeting of the international symposium on mesoscopic superconductivity and spintronics. Research on quantum information technology has advanced a great deal since the previous meeting. Mesoscopic physics, such as spins in nano-scale semiconductor structures, micro-fabricated superconducting junctions and extraordinary metal contacts have now been not only theoretically but also experimentally established as important solid-state elements of quantum information devices. The book also contains some papers on information theory from the viewpoint of quantum algorithms, indicating that further collaboration between physics and computer science promises to produce fruitful results in quantum information technology