Quantum computer benchmark Updated +Created
One important area of research and development of quantum computing is the development of benchmarks that allow us to compare different quantum computers to decide which one is more powerful than the other.
Ideally, we would like to be able to have a single number that predicts which computer is more powerful than the other for a wide range of algorithms.
However, much like in CPU benchmarking, this is a very complex problem, since different algorithms might perform differently in different architectures, making it very hard to sum up the architecture's capabilities to a single number as we would like.
The only thing that is directly comparable across computers is how two machines perform for a single algorithm, but we want a single number that is representative of many algorithms.
For example, the number of qubits would be a simple naive choice of such performance predictor number. But it is very imprecise, since other factors are also very important:
  • qubit error rate
  • coherence time, which determines the maximum circuit depth
  • qubit connectivity. Can you only connect to 4 neighbouring qubits in a 2D plane? Or to every other qubit equally as well?
Quantum volume is another less naive attempt at such metric.
Asian meme Updated +Created
Church of England Updated +Created
Political division:
  • nominal leader: British monarch
  • toplevel arch-dioceses/provinces of Cantebury and York. One archbishop each, who is also bishop of Cantebury and York diocese
  • within provinces: one cathedral and bishop per diocese
Plasmid Updated +Created
Sin Updated +Created
Social media as a public utility Updated +Created
Unicode art Updated +Created
Visualizing the Riemann hypothesis and analytic continuation by 3Blue1Brown (2016) Updated +Created
Good ultra quick visual non-mathematical introduction to the Riemann hypothesis and analytic continuation.
Ciro Santilli's hardware / Shoes Updated +Created
For sizing see also: Ciro Santilli's body.
English (language) Updated +Created
Fermilab Updated +Created
Free will Updated +Created
Ciro Santilli does not believe in free will of course because he is an agnostic and he believes that brains are controlled by the laws of physics, see also: physics and the illusion of life.
Greek (language) Updated +Created
Philosophy of Science Updated +Created
Photonics Updated +Created
Quantum field theory in a nutshell by Anthony Zee (2010) Updated +Created
ISBN-13: 978-0691140346
lecture 1 mentions that this book is quick and dirty, as one might guess from the title. Ciro Santilli thinks he's gonna like this one.
First edition: from 2003, www.amazon.com/dp/0691010196, ISBN-13: 978-0691010199.
Selective breeding Updated +Created

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