Quantum computers by Emran
- 2. First generation(1939-’54)-Vacuum tubes Second generation(1954-’59)-Transistors Third generation(1959-’71)- IC Fourth generation(1971-’91)- Microprocessor Fifth generation(1991 & beyond)
- 3. Accurate and speedy computation machine Part of life because logical work can also be done Advantages ◦ Makes work easy and faster ◦ Any complex computation or logical work like laboratory work become easy
- 4. Many kinds of numerical problems cannot be solved using conventional computers. Example: Factorization of a number The computer time required to factor an integer containing N digits is believed to increase exponentially with N.
- 5. In 1918- Max Planck’s -Energy quantum In 1921-Einstein’s discovery of the photon In 1980- Idea of quantum computation In 1994, Shor’s algorithm was able to factorize large integers in polynomial time using quantum approach. In 1996, Grover’s came up with an algorithm to search a name in unsorted database.
- 6. One possible use of quantum computers is that of networking, both intranet and internet. Quantum teleportation using light beams may be able to carry a great deal more information. But the issue in this is, creating large enough beams of light in both locations
- 7. Quantum information is physical information that is held in the "state" of a quantum system. Though the amount of information that can be retrieved in a single qubit is equal to one bit, the difference lies in the processing of information Quantum information is the basic entity of study in quantum information theory, and can be manipulated using engineering techniques known as quantum information processing.
- 8. An electron has dual nature. It can exhibit as a particle and also as wave. Wave exhibits a phenomenon known as superposition of waves. This phenomena allows the addition of waves numerically. Superpositions occur all the time at the quantum level.
- 9. Quantum entanglement is thought to be one of the trickiest concepts in science, but the core issues are simple. even though classically there is no direct interaction. When this happens, the state of the two particles is said to be entangled.
- 10. It is one of the possible ways to produce quantum computers. A single electron trapped inside a cage of atoms. When the dot is exposed to a pulse of laser light of the right wavelength & duration, the electron is raised to an excited state: a second burst of laser light causes the electron to fall back to its ground state. Ex: NOT gate
- 11. Quantum teleportation is a technique used to transfer information on a quantum level, usually from one particle to another. Its distinguishing feature is that it can transmit the information present in a quantum superposition. useful for quantum communication and computation.
- 12. A quantum bit or qubit is a unit of quantum information. Many different physical objects can be used as qubits such as atoms, photons, or electrons. Exists as a ‘0’, a ‘1’ or simultaneously as a superposition of both ‘0’ & ‘1’
- 13. It is the method in which a quantum computer is able to perform two or more computations simultaneously. In classical computers, parallel computing is performed by having several processors linked together. In a quantum computer, a single quantum processor is able to perform multiple computations on its own.
- 14. Key technical challenge: prevent decoherence or unwanted interaction with environment Larger computations will require quantum error-correcting codes
- 15. Current encryption methods work by factoring numbers. ◦ Ex. 12=2*2*3. ◦ Very easy to do for small numbers. Current encryption numbers use over 400 digits in size. ◦ Today’s computers would take about a billion years to factor these numbers. A quantum computer with a similar performance as modern computers would need seconds.
- 16. Quantum computers work on an atomic level ◦ That is roughly 200 times smaller than Intel’s brand new 45nm architecture. Would be very useful in research and algorithm computation
- 17. It is possible to transmit information without a signal path by using quantum teleportation. ◦ There is no way to intercept the path and extract information. Ultra-secure communication is also possible by super- dense information coding where quantum bits can be used to allow more information to be communicated per bit than the same number of classical bits.
- 18. A quantum computer can simulate physical processes of quantum effects in real time. Molecular simulations of chemical interactions. Allows chemists and pharmacists to learn more about how their products interact with each other, and with biological processes. ◦ Ex: How a drug may interact with a person’s metabolism or disease.
- 19. Classical computers do not have the ability to generate true random numbers i.e. there is always a cycle or a trend. Quantum computers can generate true randomness, thus give more veracity to programs that need true randomness in their processing.
- 20. Number of bits in a word. ◦ 12-qubit machines is the most advanced to date. ◦ Difficulty with large words is, too much quantum interaction can produce undesired results. Since all the atoms interact with each other. Physical size of the machines. ◦ Current machines are too large to be of practical use to everyday society. ◦ If these drawbacks could be overcome and if scientists could control even 50 atoms, researchers claim that the computing power of that computer would be more than the current supercomputers.
- 21. Quantum Computing could provide a radical change in the way computation is performed. The advantages of Quantum Computing lie in the aspects of Quantum Mechanics that are peculiar to it, most notably entanglement. Classical Computers will be significantly larger than Quantum Computers for the foreseeable future.