Comment on Ask HN: What's a good intro to quantum computing?Comments−jonjacky11yHere is a nice short (19 page) introduction:From Cbits to Qbits: Teaching computer scientists quantum mechanics by N. David Merminhttp://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0207118The standard (very big) textbook is Nielsen and Chuang, Quantum Computing and Quantum Information. It answers all your questions and much more. Much of it is an advanced college physics textbook, but some of the chapters are quite accessible.
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Here is a nice short (19 page) introduction:
From Cbits to Qbits: Teaching computer scientists quantum mechanics by N. David Mermin
http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0207118
The standard (very big) textbook is Nielsen and Chuang, Quantum Computing and Quantum Information. It answers all your questions and much more. Much of it is an advanced college physics textbook, but some of the chapters are quite accessible.