Opinion: The simplest quantum computer

2024/12/25 by Charles Tahan, Tahan, Charles · 2 voices
Computer Science · #Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture #cond-mat.mes-hall #quant-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2412.18726

openalex publication_date 2024/12/25 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

Instead of writing a review article on the state of the field, I'm going to instead write a retrospective from the year 2040. I'll tell you how this whole "quantum computing thing" turned out.

Discussions

• A most wonderful article by Charles Tahan “Thr simplest quantum computer” arxiv.org/abs/2412.18726 I will give it my highest complement in that I both strongly agee and strongly disagree with it. [bsky, 18 points, 4 comments]
• A personal and enjoyable opinion/review piece on quantum computing by Charles Tahan: arxiv.org/abs/2412.18726 [bsky, 7 points, 1 comments]

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