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Re: Getting Started with Quantum Computing in Python

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I’m not sure what you mean by “illustrate when qubits have become entangled”. Can you explain?

Entanglement is fundamental to QC, right? So in order to be a useful visualisation of an algorithm, a pictorial representation like a circuit should give some intuition to aid understanding such as: which qubits can potentially be entangled at a given stage in the circuit, etc.

Why is this (or the demo I linked to earlier) not a satisfactory representation?

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Re: Getting Started with Quantum Computing in Python

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Does anyone know of a pedagogically-minded quantum computer simulator?

Quirk: https://algassert.com/quirk - Drag-and-drop what-you-see-is-what-you-get UI instead of script-based. Smooths out the learning curve. - Supports putting state displays in the middle of the circuit, so you can directly view normally-inaccessible information instead of inferring it from experience or algebra. - Fast. It updates all displays interactively, as you edit the circuit. Very easy to experiment, e.g. jus…

Thank you!

Re: Getting Started with Quantum Computing in Python

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Tangentially, noticed some good Python libs for Quantum computing have started appearing lately (one from google, Cirq for eg) could be a natural progression (from scientific computing). Good to see Python is making a presence there as well. Looks like it's going to stay relevant for a very long time.

The next part in the tutorial series is out https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17637553
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