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Why is <strong>NASA</strong> Interested in<br />

<strong>Quantum</strong> Computers?<br />

§� Harness quantum physical phenomena not<br />

available to conventional computers<br />

ú� E.g., superposition, interference, entanglement, non-­‐<br />

locality, non-­‐determinism, non-­‐clonability<br />

§� Allows us to solve problems in new ways<br />

ú� E.g., can operate on all 2 n combinations of n bits<br />

simultaneously and extract a collective property of the<br />

result in the time it takes to do the same operation on<br />

just one of these n-­‐bit strings classically<br />

ú� Most profound advance in computer science in 100 yrs

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