Here is a three-hour talk on quantum computing and quantum theory truth and buzz.
Scott Aaronson is a teacher of computer system science at University of Texas at Austin and director of its Quantum Information. Formerly he got his PhD at UC Berkeley and was a professor at MIT in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from 2007-2016 Scott has actually won many rewards for his research study on quantum computing and intricacy theory, consisting of the Alan T Waterman award in 2012 and the ACM Prize in Computing in2020 In addition to being a world class researcher, Scott is popular for his extremely helpful and amusing blog site Schtetl Optimized, which has actually kept the clinical neighborhood as much as date on quantum buzz for almost the previous 20 years.
In this episode, Scott Aaronson offers a refresher course on quantum computing, diving deep into the information, using insights, and clarifying mistaken beliefs surrounding quantum buzz.
NOTE: back over a years back, Scott Aaronson anticipated that DWave Systems adiabatic quantum computer systems would not be better than a ham sandwitch. I anticipated in 2006 that prior to completion of 2010 that DWave would have an industrial sale with a system with over 100 qubits. DWave Systems did have a multi-million sale to Lockheed late in2010 This simply reveals that clinical specialists might not be the very best anticipating what will take place. The DWave systems are being utilized to check out intricate issues and did scale to 5000+ adiabatic qubits. Scott Aaronson has actually been included encouraging numerous quantum computer system business so he is really knowledgeable about the work being done presently.
260 pages obviously notes from Scott Aaronson’s class on quantum computing.
Part I. Introduction (Personal)
00: 00: Biography
01: 02: Shtetl Optimized and the methods of blogging
09: 56: Sabattical at OpenAI, AI security, artificial intelligence
10: 54: “I study what we can’t finish with computer systems we do not have”
Part II. Intro (Technical)
22: 57: Overview
24: 13: SMBC Cartoon: “The Talk”. Summary of mistaken beliefs of the field
33: 09: How all quantum algorithms work: choreograph pattern of disturbance
34: 38: Outline
Part III. Setup
36: 10: Review of classical bits
40: 46: Tensor item and computational basis
42: 07: Entanglement
44: 25: What is not scary action at a range
46: 15: Definition of qubit
48: 10: bra and ket notation
50: 48: Superposition example
52: 41: Measuremen