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HalfMooner
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... to either work, nor to fail, until observed? (Was that good Quantum Zen?)
This article is interesting. Is D-Wave scamming people, or is what they're doing the greatest breakthrough in computing ever? Don't ask me!
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Dr. Mabuse
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Posted - 02/15/2007 : 15:11:11 [Permalink]
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Well, I think I'll have to say:
"Put up or shut up... Evidence talks, bullshit walks." |
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JohnOAS
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Posted - 02/15/2007 : 15:40:26 [Permalink]
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I agree with Mab.
Also, the quote below bothers me somewhat:
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""A general purpose quantum computer is a waste of time. You could spend hundreds of billions of dollars on it" and not create a working computer.
Yeah, what has non-commercial, tangential discovery, unexpected results, or pure research ever given us, I ask you?
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Cuneiformist
The Imperfectionist
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Posted - 02/15/2007 : 15:45:28 [Permalink]
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I like this one: quote:
He said all the evidence the company has indicates that the device is performing quantum computations, but he acknowledged there is some uncertainty
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Original_Intent
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Posted - 02/15/2007 : 20:30:03 [Permalink]
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A unique characteristic of quantum computing is that, unlike digital bits that can only have values of 0 or 1, qubits can exist in states 0 and 1 at the same time and promises to allow the machine to tap into a vast pool of computational power.
I guess I am stuck at atomice level......
How the hell would you prgoram it? How do you ask it to perform calculations? If it could be 0 and 1 at the same time then normal programming logic goes out the window.....
Now I am not a hardcore programmer, but every language I have seen works with logical operators. A variavle is or isn't.
How does one even begin to write a language for it?
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Cuneiformist
The Imperfectionist
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Posted - 02/16/2007 : 05:52:42 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Original_Intent
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A unique characteristic of quantum computing is that, unlike digital bits that can only have values of 0 or 1, qubits can exist in states 0 and 1 at the same time and promises to allow the machine to tap into a vast pool of computational power.
I guess I am stuck at atomice level......
How the hell would you prgoram it? How do you ask it to perform calculations? If it could be 0 and 1 at the same time then normal programming logic goes out the window.....
Now I am not a hardcore programmer, but every language I have seen works with logical operators. A variavle is or isn't.
How does one even begin to write a language for it?
Peace
Joe
Here's the wiki. Unfortunately, none of it makes sense to me, but perhaps to the more computer literate... |
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Starman
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Posted - 02/16/2007 : 07:03:19 [Permalink]
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Some more info:
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question475.htmquote:
It's unlikely that you'll ever have a large quantum computer on your desk, because they aren't well suited for tasks like word processing and e-mail. Large-scale cryptography, on the other hand, is ideal for quantum computing, as is modeling and indexing very large databases. It is for these large-scale applications that scientists continue to work on quantum computers.
More:
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/quantum-computer.htm
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Dr. Mabuse
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Posted - 02/16/2007 : 08:06:29 [Permalink]
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Faking a quantum computer is easy.
Just take a top of the line PC, stick it is a large box an say "The machine currently runs at 16 qubits, the basic unit of quantum computing. That's less power than most standard computers and what the company calls a proof of concept."
As long as the performance of the prototype is slower than current technology, speed is easy to fake, and when asked to peek inside the box you can always say "No, it contains propriatary technology that we're about to patent and we don't want to risk compromizing our discovery". |
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HalfMooner
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Posted - 02/16/2007 : 09:22:12 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Dr. Mabuse
Faking a quantum computer is easy.
Just take a top of the line PC, stick it is a large box an say "The machine currently runs at 16 qubits, the basic unit of quantum computing. That's less power than most standard computers and what the company calls a proof of concept."
As long as the performance of the prototype is slower than current technology, speed is easy to fake, and when asked to peek inside the box you can always say "No, it contains propriatary technology that we're about to patent and we don't want to risk compromizing our discovery".
Besides, if you let people look into the box, Schroedinger's Cat might die.
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Ricky
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Posted - 02/16/2007 : 09:37:46 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Original_Intent
How the hell would you prgoram it? How do you ask it to perform calculations? If it could be 0 and 1 at the same time then normal programming logic goes out the window.....
I'm not entire sure, but from wikipedia:
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For an n qubit quantum register, recording the state of the register requires 2^n complex numbers (the 3-qubit register requires 2^3 = 8 numbers).
I believe that as it takes 2^n complex numbers, from a 3-qubit register, you can actually represent any 8 complex numbers, as opposed to the numbers 0-7 on a classical computer. But the wikipedia article also stated that these numbers are not independent.
So don't think of it has having a 0 and a 1. Just think of it as in you have hexidecimal bit computer, every bit can be from 0 to F. Of course, this is just an analogy.
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Now I am not a hardcore programmer, but every language I have seen works with logical operators. A variavle is or isn't.
This is one of the problems they are working on, coming up with a set of logic gates which is Turning-complete.
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How does one even begin to write a language for it?
Once a machine is Turning-complete, any classic language will work. |
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Dr. Mabuse
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Posted - 02/16/2007 : 14:14:05 [Permalink]
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The advantage lies in parallel execution. As such, 3D modeling and simulations are some of the ideal applications for a quantum computer.
That puts the gaming industry in focus, which is the primary driving force behing the advancement of personal computer technology. |
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Original_Intent
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Posted - 02/16/2007 : 22:50:10 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Ricky
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Originally posted by Original_Intent
How the hell would you prgoram it? How do you ask it to perform calculations? If it could be 0 and 1 at the same time then normal programming logic goes out the window.....
I'm not entire sure, but from wikipedia:
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For an n qubit quantum register, recording the state of the register requires 2^n complex numbers (the 3-qubit register requires 2^3 = 8 numbers).
I believe that as it takes 2^n complex numbers, from a 3-qubit register, you can actually represent any 8 complex numbers, as opposed to the numbers 0-7 on a classical computer. But the wikipedia article also stated that these numbers are not independent.
So don't think of it has having a 0 and a 1. Just think of it as in you have hexidecimal bit computer, every bit can be from 0 to F. Of course, this is just an analogy.
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Now I am not a hardcore programmer, but every language I have seen works with logical operators. A variavle is or isn't.
This is one of the problems they are working on, coming up with a set of logic gates which is Turning-complete.
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How does one even begin to write a language for it?
Once a machine is Turning-complete, any classic language will work.
It is still a bit over my head, but these languages are designed to work with switches that are either on or off. The wiki says it shouod work, but it may not be efficient.
I am more interested in it at the machince level, as to my knowledge, the "motherboard", "processor", and "BUS," programming is all digital. Or am I reading too much into it, and it is actuallly not a ohysical quantum device, but emulates it?
I think I can do without the quantums myself, though I can see the usefullness.... Me, I wnat my atomic level computer running at a couple of terra-hertz with a my BUS and periphreals right behind it.....
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JohnOAS
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Posted - 02/18/2007 : 20:50:13 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Ricky
This is one of the problems they are working on, coming up with a set of logic gates which is Turning-complete.
I think you mean Turing-complete. After this guy.
There are 10 (binary) instances of your error, if you want to correct them.
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
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Posted - 02/18/2007 : 21:30:56 [Permalink]
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Is there a direct relationship between bits and qubits? I mean a certain number of bits per qubit?
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