From Classical to Quantum Shannon Theory

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Table of Contents

I Introduction

Chapter 1: Concepts in Quantum Shannon Theory
Chapter 2: Classical Shannon Theory

II The Quantum Theory

Chapter 3: The Noiseless Quantum Theory
Chapter 4: The Noisy Quantum Theory
Chapter 5: The Purified Quantum Theory

III Unit Quantum Protocols

Chapter 6: Three Unit Quantum Protocols
Chapter 7: Coherent Protocols
Chapter 8: The Unit Resource Capacity Region

IV Tools of Quantum Shannon Theory

Chapter 9: Distance Measures
Chapter 10: Classical Information and Entropy
Chapter 11: Quantum Information and Entropy
Chapter 12: The Information of Quantum Channels
Chapter 13: Classical Typicality
Chapter 14: Quantum Typicality
Chapter 15: The Packing Lemma
Chapter 16: The Covering Lemma

V Noiseless Quantum Shannon Theory

Chapter 17: Schumacher Compression
Chapter 18: Entanglement Concentration

VI Noisy Quantum Shannon Theory

Part VI: Preface
Chapter 19: Classical Communication
Chapter 20: Entanglement-Assisted Classical Communication
Chapter 21: Coherent Communication with Noisy Resources
Chapter 22: Private Classical Communication
Chapter 23: Quantum Communication
Chapter 24: Trading Resources for Communication
Chapter 25: Summary and Outlook

Appendices
Bibliography
Index

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