scholarly journals A Quantum Future: Preparing Canada for the Potential Impacts of Quantum Computing

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sahar Shoja
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Quantum Computing ◽  
Quantum Computation ◽  
Barriers To Entry ◽  
Complex Tasks ◽  
Global Leader ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
The Way

Quantum computation has the potential to transform the way various Canadian industries do business. Unlike classical computers which use bits, computers built using principles of quantum mechanics use qubits, which allows them to perform several complex tasks simultaneously and at a exponentially faster speed. This research will analyze the potential impact of quantum computing on Canada's cybersecurity and workforce. It will also highlight barriers to entry for this burgeoning technology and provide recommendations that address current and future challenges. It is proposed that if Canada embraces this technology's opportunities and addresses its challenges, it can continue to be a global leader in the eld of quantum computing.

scholarly journals A Quantum Future: Preparing Canada for the Potential Impacts of Quantum Computing

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sahar Shoja
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Quantum Computing ◽  
Quantum Computation ◽  
Barriers To Entry ◽  
Complex Tasks ◽  
Global Leader ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
The Way

Quantum computation has the potential to transform the way various Canadian industries do business. Unlike classical computers which use bits, computers built using principles of quantum mechanics use qubits, which allows them to perform several complex tasks simultaneously and at a exponentially faster speed. This research will analyze the potential impact of quantum computing on Canada's cybersecurity and workforce. It will also highlight barriers to entry for this burgeoning technology and provide recommendations that address current and future challenges. It is proposed that if Canada embraces this technology's opportunities and addresses its challenges, it can continue to be a global leader in the eld of quantum computing.

scholarly journals A quantum future: preparing Canada for the potential impacts of quantum computing

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sahar Shoja
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Quantum Computing ◽  
Quantum Computation ◽  
Barriers To Entry ◽  
Complex Tasks ◽  
Global Leader ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
The Way

Quantum computation has the potential to transform the way various Canadian industries do business. Unlike classical computers which use bits, computers built using the principles of quantum mechanics use qubits, which allows them to perform several complex tasks simultaneously and at an exponentially faster speed. This research will analyze the potential impact of quantum computing on Canada's cybersecurity and workforce. It will also highlight barriers to entry for this burgeoning technology and provide recommendations that address current and future challenges. It is proposed that if Canada embraces this technology's opportunities and addresses its challenges, it can continue to be a global leader in the field of quantum computing.

scholarly journals A quantum future: preparing Canada for the potential impacts of quantum computing

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sahar Shoja
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Quantum Computing ◽  
Quantum Computation ◽  
Barriers To Entry ◽  
Complex Tasks ◽  
Global Leader ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
The Way

Quantum computation has the potential to transform the way various Canadian industries do business. Unlike classical computers which use bits, computers built using the principles of quantum mechanics use qubits, which allows them to perform several complex tasks simultaneously and at an exponentially faster speed. This research will analyze the potential impact of quantum computing on Canada's cybersecurity and workforce. It will also highlight barriers to entry for this burgeoning technology and provide recommendations that address current and future challenges. It is proposed that if Canada embraces this technology's opportunities and addresses its challenges, it can continue to be a global leader in the field of quantum computing.

scholarly journals Programming gate-based hardware quantum computers for music

Muzikologija ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 21-37
Author(s):  
Alexis Kirke
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Quantum Computing ◽  
Quantum Computation ◽  
Computer Music ◽  
Quantum Computer ◽  
Quantum Computers ◽  
Future Contribution ◽  
Computer Algorithms ◽  
Quantum Processes ◽  
D Wave

There have been significant attempts previously to use the equations of quantum mechanics for generating sound, and to sonify simulated quantum processes. For new forms of computation to be utilized in computer music, eventually hardware must be utilized. This has rarely happened with quantum computer music. One reason for this is that it is currently not easy to get access to such hardware. A second is that the hardware available requires some understanding of quantum computing theory. This paper moves forward the process by utilizing two hardware quantum computation systems: IBMQASM v1.1 and a D-Wave 2X. It also introduces the ideas behind the gate-based IBM system, in a way hopefully more accessible to computerliterate readers. This is a presentation of the first hybrid quantum computer algorithm, involving two hardware machines. Although neither of these algorithms explicitly utilize the promised quantum speed-ups, they are a vital first step in introducing QC to the musical field. The article also introduces some key quantum computer algorithms and discusses their possible future contribution to computer music.

The Essence of Quantum Computing

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajendra K. Bera
Keyword(s):  
Wave Function ◽  
Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Quantum Computing ◽  
Quantum Computation ◽  
Quantum Algorithms ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
Quantum States ◽  
Quantum Computers ◽  
Efficient Computation

In Part I we laid the foundation on which quantum algorithms are built. In part II we harnessed such exotic aspects of quantum mechanics as superposition, entanglement and collapse of quantum states to show how powerful quantum algorithms can be constructed for efficient computation. In Part III (the concluding part) we discuss two aspects of quantum computation: (1) the problem of correcting errors that inevitably plague physical quantum computers during computations, by algorithmic means; and (2) a possible underlying mechanism for the collapse of the wave function during measurement.

scholarly journals Approximate Quantum Adders with Genetic Algorithms: An IBM Quantum Experience

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Li ◽  
Unai Alvarez-Rodriguez ◽  
Lucas Lamata ◽  
Enrique Solano
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithms ◽  
Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Quantum Computing ◽  
Quantum Information ◽  
Novel Applications ◽  
Ibm Quantum Experience ◽  
The Way

AbstractIt has been proven that quantum adders are forbidden by the laws of quantum mechanics. We analyze theoretical proposals for the implementation of approximate quantum adders and optimize them by means of genetic algorithms, improving previous protocols in terms of efficiency and fidelity. Furthermore, we experimentally realize a suitable approximate quantum adder with the cloud quantum computing facilities provided by IBM Quantum Experience. The development of approximate quantum adders enhances the toolbox of quantum information protocols, paving the way for novel applications in quantum technologies.

Introduction

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henk W. de Regt
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Mechanics ◽  
History Of Science ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Scientific Understanding ◽  
Related Question ◽  
History Of ◽  
Human Desire ◽  
Exciting Project ◽  
Understanding Science ◽  
The Way

This chapter introduces the theme of the book: scientific understanding. Science is arguably the most successful product of the human desire for understanding. Reflection on the nature of scientific understanding is an important and exciting project for philosophers of science, as well as for scientists and interested laypeople. As a first illustration of this, the chapter sketches an episode from the history of science in which discussions about understanding played a crucial role: the genesis of quantum mechanics in the 1920s, and the heated debates about the intelligibility of this theory and the related question of whether it can provide understanding. This case shows that standards of intelligibility of scientists can vary strongly. Furthermore, the chapter outlines and defends the way in which this study approaches its subject, differing essentially from mainstream philosophical discussions of explanatory understanding. It concludes with an overview of the contents of the book.

QLB for Quantum Many-Body and Quantum Field Theory

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sauro Succi
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Quantum Computing ◽  
Single Particle ◽  
Body Problem ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Many Body ◽  
Quantum Particles

Chapter 32 expounded the basic theory of quantum LB for the case of relativistic and non-relativistic wavefunctions, namely single-particle quantum mechanics. This chapter goes on to cover extensions of the quantum LB formalism to the overly challenging arena of quantum many-body problems and quantum field theory, along with an appraisal of prospective quantum computing implementations. Solving the single particle Schrodinger, or Dirac, equation in three dimensions is a computationally demanding task. This task, however, pales in front of the ordeal of solving the Schrodinger equation for the quantum many-body problem, namely a collection of many quantum particles, typically nuclei and electrons in a given atom or molecule.

Quantum Computing and the Architectural, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Industry: Trends, Challenges, Near-Term Practical Opportunities and Future Outlook

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Barima ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Computing ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Communication Tools ◽  
Architectural Engineering ◽  
Complex Problems ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Near Term ◽  
Communication Methods ◽  
Industry Trends ◽  
Aec Industry

Digital computing and allied communication tools have been phenomenal, but they are fast reaching their technical limits and also their capacity to solve certain extant complex problems. Quantum computing has now emerged with a touted potential to deal with aspects of the latter complex problems and also significantly transform extant computing and communication methods. Yet, little studies exist in the Architectural, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry related literature on quantum computing to boost awareness and also explore its prospective impact on the AEC industry. This study discusses the underpinning basic concepts, technologies and trends in the quantum computing domain to build awareness to boost Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry capacity on the topic. The research dissects the challenges in this novel area. And also examines the near-term practical opportunities and potential impact of quantum computing on the AEC industry. The study concludes with suggestions for practice and future research.

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