EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2019)

Quantum Computing

  • Amundson James,
  • Sexton-Kennedy Elizabeth

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201921409010
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 214
p. 09010

Abstract

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In recent years Quantum Computing has attracted a great deal of attention in the scientific and technical communities. Interest in the field has expanded to include the popular press and various funding agencies. We discuss the origins of the idea of using quantum systems for computing. We then give an overview in recent developments in quantum hardware and software, as well as some potential applications for high energy physics.