Quantum computing and communications an engineering approach author s sandor imre ferenc balazs first published 19 november 2004 print isbn 9780470869024 online isbn 9780470869048 doi 101002 9780470869048 copyright c 2005 by john wiley sons ltd. Quantum computing holds the promise of solving problems that would be intractable with conventional computers by implementing principles from quantum physics in the development of computer. Quantum computing and communications gives an overview of basic quantum computing algorithms and their enhanced versions such as efficient database searching counting and phase estimation introduces quantum assisted solutions for telecom problems including multi user detection in mobile systems routing in ip based networks and secure ciphering key distribution. Quantum computing and communications an engineering approach sandor imre ferenc balazs quantum computers will revolutionize the way telecommunications networks functionquantum computing holds the promise of solving problems that would be intractable with conventional computers by implementing principles from quantum physics in the development