quantum computing [was Re: Ubuntu forums hacked -- encrypted passwords copied]

[D. Hugh Redelmeier]

| From: Zbigniew Koziol <softquake-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>

| All this corresponds well to information on this site:
| 
| http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1318987

To be blunt, that seems like a puff piece.  It says
(1) quanum computing will be important, and
(2) RQC will be important, and
(3) RQC will try to involve scientists from anywhere and everywhere.
Only (3) seems informative.

| Myself, when I am in particular harsh I can put my bits of Nvidia dynamic
| parallelism into qubits as well.

Sorry, I don't quite understand this sentence.  Are you saying Nvidia
GPU computing is more effective than quantum computing?  That is
certainly true right now.  The hope is that this will change.

| The thing I miss in these stories is how these qubits work (in terms of
| physics). I understand that no one will tell. My work in physics is remotely
| related to qubits but when I mention just bits in my research paper for
| publication - they refuse to publish it.

How qubits work is pretty tricky / counter-intuitive.  At least I
think so: I've only read a few popularizations, so I'm not an expert.

But there are lots and lots of places where you can get explanations.
You could start with <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_computer>

It would be helpful to remembering more algebra than I do.
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