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<h2>During the “Future Trends in Nuclear Physics Computing”
workshop, there will be an evening lecture: </h2>
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<h1> <b>Wednesday, </b><b><span class="Object"
id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT372_com_zimbra_date">March 16th</span></b><b>,
at 7:30 p.m. </b></h1>
<h1>Stephen Casey from NASA <br>
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<h1>“Introduction to Quantum Computing” </h1>
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<div align="center">Abstract:</div>
<div style="" class="">In recent years, quantum mechanics has
played an increasing role in the development of efficient
computing devices. Quantum computing is the field of inquiry
that uses phenomena such as superposition, entanglement, and
interference to operate on data represented by quantum states.
Quantum computers can factor large numbers, search large
databases, and perform Fourier transformations exponentially
faster than allowed by the limits of classical computation. In
addition, quantum encryption is theoretically unbreakable, and
superdense coding can transmit more than one classical bit using
only one qubit. While engineering these devices has been
notoriously difficult, impressive progress has been made in
recent years, and small-scale experiments implementing a few
qubits are now operational. This talk will describe the basics
of quantum computing theory and some of the applications,
including quantum chemistry, simulation, and machine learning. <br>
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