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by vtomole 9y ago
The standard text for the field is Nielsen and Chuang: https://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Computation-Information-10th-...
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This machine learning algorithm is implemented using the quantum approximate optimization algorithm [0]. I encourage you to read their research paper [1]. It not only contains some interesting ideas about how to use a quantum computer for m
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There has been some effort to use quantum computers to solve machine learning problems. One for training neural networks [0]; and another for unsupervised machine learning [1]. [0]: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1712.05304.pdf
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It depends on what we mean by "slow progress". The physical implementation of a quantum computer in silicon was proposed in 1998 [0] and a two-qubit gate was recently performed on it. This is in contrast to the ion trap quantum co
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I can't speak to a claim that there are proven theoretical advantages for biological or climate simulations; but researchers are looking for them. With respect to biological simulations, researchers at IBM were able to implement artifi
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There has been some slow but noticeable progress in building quantum computers using semiconductors. Researchers at Princeton were recently able to implement a two-qubit quantum gate in silicon [0]. [0]: https://arxiv.org/pd
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The average person would probably not find a lot of use from those applications; but researchers will.
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Quantum computers can be used to simulate quantum physics and approximate solutions to optimization problems.
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Yes it does. From the paper: "We assume that the complete structure is maintained at cryogenic temperatures (∼1 K or less) inside an electron spin resonance (ESR) system, which will be used to apply qubit control pulses."
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A Startup Uses Quantum Computing to Boost Machine Learning(technologyreview.com)
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Unsupervised Machine Learning on a Hybrid Quantum Computer(arxiv.org)
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Backend Information for IBM's Quantum Computers(github.com)
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IBM reveals first clients of commercial quantum computing initiative Q Network(computerworld.com.au)
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Shor's algorithm is not the only potential application for quantum computers. Simulating quantum mechanics and optimization is what quantum computers will probably be used for in the next couple of years. Regarding the world hunger and
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Q# code is run on a quantum virtual machine; which is a program that simulates a quantum computer on a classical computer. Quantum computers can be simulated by classical computers up to a certain point. Like that article says, a 30 qubit q
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I didn't know that you can use Visual Studio on anything that is not Windows. I'll try to install it. Edit: Looks like you need Visual Studio Community for this SDK which Microsoft only has a Windows version.
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Nice to see Microsoft's progress in quantum computing. It seems like you can't use this SDK without Visual Studio. If you don't have Visual Studio, you can use LIQUi|> [0]; another quantum SDK from Microsoft. [0]: https:&
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The reason this is a practical ISA is because quantum computers will be serve as co-processors to classical computers; hence the Fig. 1 illustration in that paper. The variational eigenvalue solver [0]; which is used to calculate the ground
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In the article: "Google is in the midst of fabricating their 49 or 50 qubit quantum supremacy device this month, and will begin testing in two weeks (not taking Christmas vacation delays into account), said Martinis."
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Why Google Is Poised to Hit the Next Critical Milestone in Quantum Computing(gizmodo.com)
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Yes. The researchers at IBM don't use the number of qubits as a measure of the quality of the computer. They use the quantum volume [0]. I said 50 qubits because I was just parroting the press release. The reason I didn't mention
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We are currently living in an exciting time for quantum computing. Most leading companies like Google and IBM have 20 qubit devices. IBM has a 50 qubit prototype [0]. Google has plans to show quantum supremacy in the next couple of months:
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Jerry Chow and Jay Gambetta Discuss Quantum Computing(superposition.com)
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Pyquil: A Python library for quantum programming using Quil(github.com)
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OpenFermion: The Electronic Structure Package for Quantum Computers(github.com)
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We've had quantum computers since the 90's. We just haven't had "useful" quantum computers yet [0]. An implementation of quantum computers that is currently flourishing is one that is built out of superconducting ci
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It's a bit too early for quantum computers to do fault-tolerant (error corrected) computation. This is because you need more than one physical qubit to make a logical (error corrected) qubit. You need 7 physical qubits to encode a logi
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Their previous offerings have been 2 physical quantum computers that can be accessed over the cloud. One with 5 qubits, and another with 16 qubits[0]. These computers have had thousands of users who have run millions of quantum algorithms [
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IBM's processor pushes quantum computing closer to 50 qubits(engadget.com)
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Quantum Machine Learning Algorithms: Read the Fine Print [pdf](scottaaronson.com)
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