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Quantum computing for everyone

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Re: Quantum computing for everyone

#22

If, as the poster claims, pretty much everything we care about in the real world can be simulated with classical computers, what exactly will a quantum computer do that is in any way useful to anyone other than a scientist working on quantum computing or some other research related to quantum mechanics itself?

Solve "big" problems much much much faster.

Re: Quantum computing for everyone

#23
post #7

The guy seems like a quantum fanboy who does not understand what he is talking about. Isn't data management separate theory from the hardware - ie: using smaller objects to make computers does not change the management of the data.

Quantum computing has nothing to do with making computers smaller.

Yes, but coming up with a non binary data management system (ie: one that uses a bit in four states) requires a whole new language of machine code before you can get the quark to talk. Making one bit of info is still thirty years away from a functioning device
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