Department of Physics and Astronomy

Colloquium

Tuesday, October 11, 2011
4:10pm
Webster Room B17

 U of I colloquia

Barry Sanders
 Institute for Quantum Information Science
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta

  

Abstract

Whither Quantum Computing?


A working quantum computer would be revolutionary because certain problems, such as simulating quantum materials or factorization, are easily solved on a quantum computer and probably forever hard on non-quantum computers no matter how small or how fast. Quantum computing technology is at an early stage so we do not yet know which medium is best. I discuss the principles of quantum computing, technological efforts for its realization, and applications for when a quantum computer eventually works.

Please come meet the speaker over coffee and refreshments from 3:45-4:10 pm in the foyer on floor G above the lecture hall.   All Welcome. 

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