Quantum Computers

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John Clark

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Jan 15, 2020, 4:11:45 PM1/15/20
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Alan Grayson

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On Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 2:11:45 PM UTC-7, John Clark wrote:

The key thing I don't understand about quantum computers is this; if you have a q-bit, and you don't know which of the two states it's in, or say it's in both states simultaneously, how does that help in computing anything? AG 

Alan Grayson

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Jan 17, 2020, 2:11:41 AM1/17/20
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Consider a conceptually simple problem; simple addition or multiplication. How can q-bits solve this problem? AG 

Philip Thrift

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Jan 17, 2020, 6:19:52 AM1/17/20
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By executing a QASM program and getting outputs as shown here:

Quantum full adder

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