Useful Links: Quantum Resources for Decision-Makers

The EDHEC Quantum Institute has selected the resources below for readers who want to go further without a background in physics. All are external and most are free. They complement the Institute’s own publications, blog and quantum glossary.

Understand quantum technologies

• Understanding Quantum Technologies, Olivier Ezratty. A free open-science ebook, updated every year, that gives a complete overview of quantum technologies, from the science to the industry and its geopolitical stakes. Also available on arXiv.
• Introduction to Quantum Computing for Business, Koen Groenland (Amsterdam University Press, 2025). An open-access book on use cases and practical impact, written without complex mathematics. The full text can be read free online.
• Quantum Country, Andy Matuschak and Michael Nielsen. A free, interactive introduction to quantum computing and quantum mechanics, designed to help readers remember what they read. Some familiarity with linear algebra helps.

Follow the field: data and indicators

• MIT Quantum Index Report, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy. A data-driven assessment of the global quantum landscape, first published in 2025, tracking research, investment, education and public perception. Its data is freely accessible.

Training programmes

• Quantum Computing Fundamentals, MIT xPRO. A two-course online professional certificate on the business and technical implications of quantum computing.
• Quantum Computing Realities, MIT xPRO. A two-course online programme for professionals and leaders in business, government and technology who need to understand the practical realities of quantum computing.
• For executives, the Institute’s own programme: Quantum for Executives.

Foundations of quantum mechanics: accessible readings

Quantum mechanics is not only one of the most successful scientific theories ever developed. It also raises profound questions about the nature of reality, measurement, causality, and physical description.

The following resources offer complementary introductions, ranging from intuitive explanations to more rigorous discussions of the formalism and its interpretations:

• The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Volume III, Richard Feynman (Caltech, free online edition). The classic introduction to quantum mechanics. Its first chapter, Quantum Behavior, explains the core ideas through simple thought experiments.
• Reality Is Not What It Seems, Carlo Rovelli.An engaging, non-technical account of the development of modern physics, with particular emphasis on quantum mechanics, the nature of space and time, and the changing meaning of physical reality.
• What Is Real?, Adam Becker. A lively history of the debates surrounding the foundations of quantum mechanics. It explores the measurement problem and the competing interpretations of the theory, while asking what quantum mechanics tells us about reality.
• Quantum Mechanics, Jenann Ismael, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. A rigorous, peer-reviewed introduction to the formalism of the theory and what it says about the world.
• Philosophical Issues in Quantum Theory, Wayne Myrvold, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. The measurement problem and the main interpretations of quantum theory, presented for non-physicists.

Policy, standards and security

• Quantum Europe Strategy, European Commission (July 2025). The European Union’s strategy to become a global leader in quantum by 2030.
• Quantum Flagship. The European Union’s large-scale research and innovation initiative on quantum technologies.
• National Quantum Initiative. The official portal of the United States federal quantum programme.
• Post-Quantum Cryptography, US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The home of the first post-quantum cryptography standards, published in August 2024: the reference point for any encryption migration plan.

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