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I am not involved in quantum computing at all, and only have read a few articles, but my understanding is: Calling it a speed up is kinda correct but seems sli
by sbov 10y ago
I am not involved in quantum computing at all, and only have read a few articles, but my understanding is:
Calling it a speed up is kinda correct but seems slightly wrong to me. It is a completely different computing model which tends to use different algorithms that make solutions to certain problems feasible on a quantum computer that aren't on an equally powered classical computer. That is why it's so powerful, but at the same time, classical computing could stay "faster" than quantum computing for a long time, or even forever.
- Terr_ 10y agoIANAPhysicist, but the analogy I use for my relatives is that electronic->quantum is similar to the jump from clock-work->electronic. Most concepts carry over, but some just don't make sense anymore, and a lot of effort must be invested into fundamentally new click-clack (or zip-zap) arrangements to get things done. A large part of the "intelligence" in the final system is actually latent in its structure.
- yarou 10y agoThe way I understand it, quantum speedup simply means that the set of candidate solutions for a problem contained in BQP are more accurate over time.