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Can someone please explain quantum computing like i am a small Labrador puppy with a head injury? Because I read about it all the time, but just can't grasp.
by Loughla 3y ago
Can someone please explain quantum computing like i am a small Labrador puppy with a head injury?
Because I read about it all the time, but just can't grasp.
- Vecr 3y agoI'm pretty sure they can't. What it's not, though, is running all the programs at the same time.
- jes5199 3y agono, it can’t actually be made simple. Qbits are fundamentally unfamiliar. They have restrictions like “you cannot copy them” and “all operations must be reversible”. And what you get at the end is basically flipping a weighted coin, where the probabilities are constrained by the operations you did earlier. The only way to understand it is to immerse yourself in it. Think: motivated grad student, not puppy.
- plank 3y agoA former physicist myself (with a PhD gotten for theoretical research into quantum optics): I really like the ‘weighted coin’ methaphor.
- a_tartaruga 3y agoStart by learning quantum mechanics for dogs: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/8243716 https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/8243716 Then go here: https://qubit.guide/index https://qubit.guide/index
- jchallis 3y agoSaturday Morning Breakfast Cereal’s classic strip , The Talk, is extremely well done. https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/the-talk-3 https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/the-talk-3