Strategies for Non-Qubit Quantum Computing

Strategies for Non-Qubit Quantum Computing

To paraphrase poor Alexander, qubits are a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad way to do quantum computing.

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To paraphrase poor Alexander, qubits are a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad way to do quantum computing. Want proof? Ask a qubit programmer how many gazillions of qubits they would need to model a single large biomolecule in real-time, and how much it would cost. In this talk, Terry will explore why qubits are fundamentally and mind-bogglingly bad. He will look at strategies for flipping the problem upside down and using large, room-temperature biomolecules and chemical constructs to replace gazillions of qubits.

Speaker: Terry Bollinger is a computer scientist with BS, MS, and Professional Degrees from the Missouri University of Science and Technology. Decades of professional and personal immersion in science have made him a firm but extremely reluctant physics and math heretic. His heresies include a penchant for strictly obeying the speed of light (gasp!) and not confusing math-induced fantasies with experimentally testable data from the real universe.

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FreeAug 23 · 9:00 AM PDT