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What is Quantum Computer ?
It performs calculations based on the probability of an object's state before it is measured - instead of just 1s or 0s - which means they have the potential
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What is Quantum Computer ?
It performs calculations based on the probability of an object's state before it is measured - instead of just 1s or 0s - which means they have the potential
to process exponentially more data compared to classical computers
Classical computers carry out logical operations using the definite position of a physical state. These are usually binary, meaning its operations are based on one of two positions.
Classical computers carry out logical operations using the definite position of a physical state. These are usually binary, meaning its operations are based on one of two positions.
A single state such as on or off, up or down, 1 or 0 -is called a bit
In what Google says has achieved “quantum superiority” a point at which a quantum computer can perform a task beyond the reach of regular computers
In what Google says has achieved “quantum superiority” a point at which a quantum computer can perform a task beyond the reach of regular computers
Google ran tests on its 53-qubit ( superconducting quantum bits ) quantum computer. Researchers gave the quantum computer a task that would take one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers 10,000 years to complete
The quantum computer completed the complex computation in 200 seconds
That same calculation would take even the most powerful supercomputers approximately 10,000 years to finish, the team of researchers, led by John Martinis, an experimental physicist at the UCSB ( University
That same calculation would take even the most powerful supercomputers approximately 10,000 years to finish, the team of researchers, led by John Martinis, an experimental physicist at the UCSB ( University
of California, Santa Barbara ) has confirmed
The calculation that Google chose to conquer is the quantum equivalent of generating a very long list of random numbers and checking their values a million times over
The calculation that Google chose to conquer is the quantum equivalent of generating a very long list of random numbers and checking their values a million times over
The result is a solution not particularly useful outside of the world of quantum mechanics, but it has big implications for the processing power of a device
But now Google’s quantum computer “Sycamore “ has achieved something that could have real world applications
But now Google’s quantum computer “Sycamore “ has achieved something that could have real world applications
successfully simulating a simple chemical reaction
The feat points the way toward quantum chemistry, which could expand scientists’ understanding of molecular reactions and lead to useful discoveries, such as better batteries, new ways to make fertilizer and improved methods
The feat points the way toward quantum chemistry, which could expand scientists’ understanding of molecular reactions and lead to useful discoveries, such as better batteries, new ways to make fertilizer and improved methods
of removing carbon dioxide from the air.
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