Quantum Information
A section of Entropy (ISSN 1099-4300).
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In calling for papers we are guided by two remarkable aspects of the subfield of Quantum Information Science (QIS): (i) Like thermodynamics, motivated and driven by practical concerns, it uncovers new foundational principles, and (ii) it provides a conceptual framework that unifies and changes the way we think about other subfields.
(i) QIS has led to the refinement and enlargement of principles of both information theory and quantum mechanics, outside of its own boundaries where the two essentially overlap. It has opened new windows and suggested deeper foundational principles for statistical mechanics. It has given new meaning to the second law of thermodynamics. Intimate connections are being found with gravity and the structure of space–time.
(ii) Regarding practical applications, QIS has produced breakthroughs in metrology. Quantum cryptographic devices are now produced and sold commercially, while more advanced schemes continue to be discovered. QIS has spawned new methods in quantum chemistry and in correlated many-body systems. QIS is useful in addressing questions regarding the role of quantum coherence in biological systems. Last but not least, recent years show increasing optimism that the goal of scalable quantum computation is attainable within some of our lifetimes.
The above lists are not comprehensive, and surely QIS will produce results and applications that we cannot now anticipate, but the lists show that QIS has a special place in this journal, in no small part because of its roots and intimate connection with thermodynamics.
The journal Entropy is an excellent venue for authors wishing to reach a diverse and multidisciplinary audience, particularly an audience straddling QIS and any of those subfields listed above. A general goal of this section of the journal is to illustrate how QIS has impacted the way we think about other subfields. We especially encourage authors to submit papers that do this. Download Section Flyer
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Quantum Walks for Quantum Technologies (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Quasi-Probability and Probability Representations of Quantum States—100 Years of Quantum Mechanics (Deadline: 1 May 2024)
- Physical-Layer Security, Quantum Key Distribution and Post-quantum Cryptography II (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Progress in Quantum Key Distribution (Deadline: 19 May 2024)
- Exploring the Horizon of Practical Utility in Near-Term Quantum Computing (Deadline: 20 May 2024)
- Quantum Dynamics with Non-hermitian Hamiltonians II (Deadline: 17 June 2024)
- Quantum Transport in Molecular Nanostructures (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Classical and Quantum Networks: Theory, Modeling and Optimization (Deadline: 1 July 2024)
- Entanglement Entropy and Quantum Phase Transition (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Quantum Communications Networks: Trends and Challenges (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Quantum Optics: Trends and Challenges (Deadline: 24 July 2024)
- The Bounds and Limits of Quantum System: Perspective and Development (Deadline: 25 July 2024)
- Quantum Computation, Communication and Cryptography (Deadline: 30 July 2024)
- PQED: 30 Years of Reduced Quantum Electrodynamics (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Entanglement Entropy in Quantum Field Theory (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Entropy, Quantum Information and Entanglement (Deadline: 30 August 2024)
- New Trends in Quantum Information and Quantum Optics (Deadline: 30 August 2024)
- Quantum Correlations in Many-Body Systems (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- On the Role of Geometric and Entropic Arguments in Physics: From Classical Thermodynamics to Quantum Mechanics (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Bell's Theorem and Forms of Relativity (Deadline: 16 September 2024)
- Quantum Resource Theories: From Entanglement to Time Correlations and Measurement-Induced Noise (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Recent Advances and Challenges in Quantum Cellular Automata (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Quantum Game Theory and Its Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Editorial Board Members' Collection Series on Quantum Entanglement (Deadline: 15 October 2024)
- Non-Equilibrium Quantum Many-Body Dynamics (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Quantum Probability and Randomness V (Deadline: 30 October 2024)
- Quantum Computing in the NISQ Era (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Information Measures in Quantum Systems (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Thermalization in Isolated Quantum Systems II (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Quantum Information and Probability: From Foundations to Engineering III (Deadline: 15 November 2024)
- Continuous Variables for Quantum Key Distribution and Quantum Random Number Generators (Deadline: 15 November 2024)
- Quantum Communication, Quantum Radar, and Quantum Cipher II (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- The Future of Quantum Machine Learning and Quantum AI (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Statistics and Machine Learning in Quantum Information Science (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions: