[dundee] Thursday's Talk: Quantum Computing

Tim Spencer samurai.mit at gmail.com
Tue Mar 6 17:14:04 UTC 2012


any slides on this, sounds rather interesting or not, or both at the same
time.

On 6 March 2012 15:27, Robert Ladyman <it at file-away.co.uk> wrote:

> I suspect that I shall both be there and not be there (and so will or
> won't my
> cat)
>
>
> > Quantum Computing by Hamish Earp
> >
> > The discovery of the observer principle in quantum mechanics presents
> > the security industry with a unique and unprecedented ability to
> > secure network communications. By using a fundamental law of quantum
> > physics network designers can assure any attempt to decipher network
> > data will result in a corrupt communication. Furthermore the
> > computational power of this discovery when coupled with Shor's
> > algorithm presents a real problem to all forms of current encryption
> > and ultimately leads the way to a new paradigm of thinking in computer
> > security. This talk aims to explain these fundamental principles in an
> > easy to understand manor and goes on to discuss the problems
> > manufacturers are having with the current implementation of this
> > technology.
> >
> > 6.30PM at The Burgh Coffee House.
> >
> > Kevin Smith
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