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#1 2010-01-20 22:03:18
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How quantum computers work
Currently reading http://arstechnica.com/science/guides/2 … s-work.ars in the hopes of understanding how quantum computers work.
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#2 2010-01-21 02:31:15
- Ricky
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Re: How quantum computers work
If the phonebook has 10,000 entries, on average you'll need to look through about half of them—5,000 entries—before you get lucky.
Umm, who looks through a phonebook sequentially? Worst case you would need to look at 14 entries. So it looks like he is talking about an unsorted phone book.
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#3 2010-01-21 06:19:50
- John E. Franklin
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Re: How quantum computers work
The juicy physics stuff on page 4 to 6 is amazing to try to read.
The 85% reading they get over and over that should be 75%
on the electrons. Then they move over to photons later.
Maybe we should tell ilovephysics about this article.
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