Re: Quantum computing feasible if errors can be corrected

From: Damien Broderick (damien@ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au)
Date: Sun Jan 18 1998 - 04:44:29 MST

• Next message: Peter C. McCluskey: "Re: Semi-Automated Programming"
• Previous message: Damien Broderick: "Kemes R Us (was; Re: We luv the guv't)"
• In reply to: Max More: "Quantum computing feasible if errors can be corrected"
• Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] [ attachment ]

At 01:08 PM 1/17/98 -0800, Max More wrote:

>If you're interested in quantum computers, see the story:
>
>http://www.techserver.com/newsroom/ntn/info/011798/info6_20484.html

I got the impression from this story that the journalist is confusing the
use of quantum superposition for calculation using insanely large numbers
of simultaneous parallel crunches (on the order of 10^500), and far more
conventional possibilities for storing and manipulating data at the atomic
level.

Damien Broderick

• Next message: Peter C. McCluskey: "Re: Semi-Automated Programming"
• Previous message: Damien Broderick: "Kemes R Us (was; Re: We luv the guv't)"
• In reply to: Max More: "Quantum computing feasible if errors can be corrected"
• Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] [ attachment ]

This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.5 : Fri Nov 01 2002 - 14:48:28 MST