1 Introducing quantum computing
This chapter covers
- Why people are excited about quantum computing
- What a quantum computer is
- What a quantum computer can and cannot do
- How quantum computers relate to classical programming
Quantum computing has been an increasingly popular research field and source of hype over the last few years. By using quantum physics to perform computation in new and wonderful ways, quantum computers can impact society, making it an exciting time to get involved and learn how to program quantum computers and apply quantum resources to solve problems that matter.
In all the buzz about the advantages quantum computing offers, however, it is easy to lose sight of the real scope of those benefits. We have some interesting ...
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