Classical Computing

“Hold Sway Over 100 [Qubits] or More”

Recent quantum computing developments have revealed possibilities of stable quantum environments that are ‘reasonable’ in resource requirements. The tool of “sampling complexity” plays into the power of a small quantum computer versus a classical computer. Sampling complexity, the tool, “…involves a mathematical tool—a standard measure of computational difficulty known as sampling complexity—that gauges how easy or hard it is for an ordinary computer to simulate the outcome of a quantum experiment.”

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Quantum Computing’s Fit Into Classical Computing

Computer science theorists have been troubled with answering just what problem could a quantum computer solve that a classical computer would ever possibly accomplish. Collaboration between Princeton University and Stanford University theorists believe they have an answer – finally. This piece explores the question: “[We] want to know, where does quantum computing fit into the world of classical complexity theory?” 

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“Computationally Infeasible”

Quantum key distribution (QKD), a method of distributing secret keys between two parties, is possible – today – in enabling perfect secrecy between two-parties. Researchers have recently shown this ability to maintain perfect secrecy over fiber-optic wires

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