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DTSTART:20131119T180500Z
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LOCATION:4274 Chamberlin (refreshments will be served)
SUMMARY:A historical introduction to quantum computing\, Chaos & Compl
 ex Systems Seminar\, Marty Lichtman\, UW Department of Physics
DESCRIPTION:The quantum computer is on the horizon.  If a system is sm
 all enough and isolated enough\, it behaves according to the weird law
 s of quantum mechanics.  One of the beautiful behaviors of a quantum s
 ystem is that it can exist in a "superposition" of multiple states\, a
 t the same time.  In the last two decades\, physicists\, including the
  2012 Nobel laureates\, have learned to control these systems.  If we 
 think of the state of these systems as a piece of information\, we can
  store a superposition of data.  Then by manipulating the system\, a c
 alculation is performed.
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\nThe power of this quantum computation is
  that many calculations may effectively be performed at the same time.
   The potential speedup is immense.  A functional quantum computer wil
 l certainly bring advances in cryptography\, search\, and physical sim
 ulation\, and likely in all areas of science that have hard computatio
 nal problems.
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\nThis talk will present the development of the quant
 um computer in the historical context of classical computing.  We will
  discuss the basics of how a quantum computer can speed up certain cal
 culations\, and also look at one experimental attempt to build a quant
 um computer using trapped neutral atoms here at UW-Madison.
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=3147
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