Preface

The suggestions to readers

1.  The wave-function and quantum entanglement

    1.1  The quantum state, the duality of wave-particle and classical particle

    1.2  The wave-function and its meaning

    1.3  The concept of quantum entanglement

1.4  The EPR correlation

2.  What is quantum information?

2.1 The definition of classical information

2.2 The basic meaning of quantum information

2.3 The quantum no-cloning theorem

2.4 The disputation on quantum information

2.5 The relations between quantum and classical information

2.6 The essence of quantum information

3.  The potential or present quantum reality

3.1 The game of “20 questions” and delayed-choice experiment

3.2 reality and its criterions

The reality of wave-function, the contrast between the reality of wave-function and classical reality

3.3 The aspects of quantum reality

3.4 It from bit?

4.  Quantum entanglement and identity

4.1 The Ghost image experiment

4.2 The process and analysis of quantum teleportation

4.3 The properties of quantum entanglement

4.4 True or false Sun Wukong

4.5 The philosophical identity

4.6 The identity in physics

4.7 The identity of quantum teleportation

5.  The boundary of causation?

5.1 The speed of light and causation

5.2 Process and events: a new angle to see things

5.3 INUS model and Suppes’ model

5.4 Bunge’s event model and causational state-space model

5.5 Causational analysis of quantum teleportation

5.6 Some discussions

6.  The encounter between quantum phenomena, quantum information and phenomenology

6.1 from phenomenology to post-phenomenology

6.2 The etymon meaning of phenomenon

6.3 The concept of phenomenon in phenomenology

6.4 The concept of quantum phenomenon

6.5 The contrast on the description of phenomena

6.6 The basic concepts of post-phenomenology

6.7 Quantum information and embodiment

6.8 Quantum information and variation

6.9 Quantum information from phenomenology

7.  Quantum algorithm and quantum computation

7.1 Computational complexity and related concepts

the parallel, entanglement, wholeness and some acceleration of quantum computation

7.2 The properties of quantum computation

7.3 The philosophical meaning of quantum computation

the methodological meaning of quantum control

8.  Symmetry, quantum information and interaction

8.1 Symmetry and interaction

8.2 The information concepts in the quantum level

Bohm’s active information, information of black hole

8.3 There is possible new quantum interaction because of quantum information?

Appendices:

A.1  The symbol of Dirac, direct sum and direct product

A.2  The GHZ theorem and its meaning

References