Simulating quantum systems is something that classical computers struggle with. Not surprisingly, quantum computers are expected to do a much better job – particularly when a quantum-computer’s architecture is designed to solve a specific type of physics problem.
My guest in this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast is Ross Jenkinson of the UK’s University of Manchester. He talks about the challenges and rewards of using quantum computers in particle physics – a field where classical supercomputers can struggle to simulate simple systems.
We also explore how quantum information theory is being combined with Einstein’s general theory of relativity to shed light on the nature of space and time.
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