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 Information: From Fundamental Aspects to Practical Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- New Advances in Quantum Communication and Networks (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Current Trends in Quantum Phase Transitions II (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- New Trends on Quantum Batteries and Energetics in the Quantum Regime (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Quantum Coherence and Information Transfer: from Quantum Optics to Biomolecules (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Classical and Quantum Networks: Theory, Modeling and Optimization (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Quantum Communication and Quantum Key Distribution (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Entanglement Entropy and Quantum Phase Transition (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Physical-Layer Security, Quantum Key Distribution and Post-quantum Cryptography II (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Quantum Shannon Theory and Its Applications (Deadline: 15 November 2023)
- Quantum Entanglement and Its Application in Quantum Communication (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Observational Entropy (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Foundations of Quantum Mechanics: Reversibility and Time Arrow in Quantum Theory (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Quantum Foundation and Quantum Communication (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Entanglement in Quantum Field Theory (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Quantum Game Theory and Its Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Quantum Decision-Making: From Cognitive Psychology and Social Science to Artificial Intelligent Systems (Deadline: 1 December 2023)
- Statistics and Machine Learning in Quantum Information Science (Deadline: 1 December 2023)
- Quantum Communications Networks: Trends and Challenges (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Dynamics of Open Quantum Systems: Quantum Fluctuations, Decoherence and Emergent Phenomena (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Quantum Correlations and Random Unitaries (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- PQED: 30 Years of Reduced Quantum Electrodynamics (Deadline: 30 December 2023)
- Quantum Dynamics with Non-hermitian Hamiltonians II (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Open Quantum Battery through Quantum Control (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- On the Role of Geometric and Entropic Arguments in Physics: From Classical Thermodynamics to Quantum Mechanics (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Advances in Quantum Communication (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Advanced Technology in Quantum Cryptography (Deadline: 15 January 2024)
- Quantum Information and Probability: From Foundations to Engineering II (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Quantum Models of Cognition and Decision-Making II (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- New Trends in Quantum Information and Quantum Optics (Deadline: 15 February 2024)
- Quantum Thermodynamics: Fundamentals and Applications (Deadline: 18 February 2024)
- Quantum Machine Learning 2023 (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Quantum Computing in the NISQ Era (Deadline: 20 March 2024)
- Recent Advances in Quantum Information Processing (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Editorial Board Members' Collection Series on Quantum Entanglement (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Quantum Walks for Quantum Technologies (Deadline: 30 April 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 Communication, Quantum Radar, and Quantum Cipher II (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions: