How will quantum computing help us in the search for new pharmaceuticals?You may have heard that quantum computers are going to change the world and that the breakthroughs will include new battery technology as…Jan 314Jan 314
Preparing the Hamiltonian matrix for quantum computing algorithmsMany of the applications of quantum computing are in computational chemistry and there are a few well understood algorithms for simulating…Jan 29Jan 29
Quantum Chemistry: Understanding the Schrödinger EquationMany applications of computational chemistry involve solving the Schrödinger equation, but what does that mean and why do we care? We need…Jan 28Jan 28
A mini guide to EigenfunctionsIf you are following my article series on Quantum computing you may have come across the term eigenfunction or eigenstate. I started to try…Jan 26Jan 26
What does Schrödinger’s cat tell us about ourselves?You probably already have a hazy idea about Schrödinger’s cat — the one that is both dead or alive until you open the box — but when was…Jan 92Jan 92
Quantum Prime Factorisation: Shor’s algorithmShor’s algorithm is a big deal because it is a method of quickly finding the prime factors of a very large number. This is very hard to do…Dec 16, 2024Dec 16, 2024
Quantum computing: a nerdy introductionIf you are like me, you would like to understand quantum computing a bit better, but instantly get bogged down in the notation and the…Dec 10, 2024Dec 10, 2024
Quantum AlgorithmsHopefully you have read my earlier posts on quantum mechanics or similar. So now that we understand a bit about quantum mechanics and how…Dec 10, 2024Dec 10, 2024
Hidden variable theorem and quantum uncertaintyThis is part of a series of blogs I am writing to help you understand quantum computing. A key idea in quantum computing is that prior to…Dec 10, 2024Dec 10, 2024
Quantum mechanics: The double slit experimentThis blog is part of a series I am doing to help demystify the concepts you need to understand for quantum computing. The double slit…Dec 10, 2024Dec 10, 2024
