Microsoft makes quantum computing simple(r) to understand
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Quantum computing is a field that many will have heard of, but that very few really understand - and with good reason, as this is still an area of science that is in its infancy, with many discoveries still to be made. The giants of the technology industry have been investing in quantum computing research for some time; Microsoft's own R&D efforts have been ongoing for the best part of a decade.
"If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don't understand quantum mechanics."
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Quantum computing is a field that many will have heard of, but that very few really understand - and with good reason, as this is still an area of science that is in its infancy, with many discoveries still to be made. The giants of the technology industry have been investing in quantum computing research for some time; Microsoft's own R&D efforts have been ongoing for the best part of a decade.
"If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don't understand quantum mechanics."
Essentially content free article.
According to my calculations, I should be able to retire about 5 years after I die.
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Essentially content free article.
According to my calculations, I should be able to retire about 5 years after I die.
Other than the video? OK, how about this article[^] about it instead?
TTFN - Kent
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Quantum computing is a field that many will have heard of, but that very few really understand - and with good reason, as this is still an area of science that is in its infancy, with many discoveries still to be made. The giants of the technology industry have been investing in quantum computing research for some time; Microsoft's own R&D efforts have been ongoing for the best part of a decade.
"If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don't understand quantum mechanics."
Should that be better stated: You both do and don't understand quantum mechanics ?
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Other than the video? OK, how about this article[^] about it instead?
TTFN - Kent
What I was hoping for was an explanation of how a program for a quantum computer is organized and written. It's one thing to wave hands and say "we'll factor numbers much faster" - it's another thing entirely to explain precisely how we will do so. What serves as the language? How does input and output work? I haven't put much effort into searching for it, but I have yet to find such an explanation. :(
According to my calculations, I should be able to retire about 5 years after I die.
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What I was hoping for was an explanation of how a program for a quantum computer is organized and written. It's one thing to wave hands and say "we'll factor numbers much faster" - it's another thing entirely to explain precisely how we will do so. What serves as the language? How does input and output work? I haven't put much effort into searching for it, but I have yet to find such an explanation. :(
According to my calculations, I should be able to retire about 5 years after I die.
Aaaaah! Yeah. It's quantum. That basically requires a large quantity of handwavium for everything. But I'd look at this article[^], and this PDF[^]. Both are from D-Wave: the "leading edge" supplier of quantum computers. They're the maker of the one that Google bought.
TTFN - Kent
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Should that be better stated: You both do and don't understand quantum mechanics ?
How about, "One does not simply understand quantum mechanics".