Researchers show that relatively simple physical systems could yield powerful quantum computers
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 07:01
in Physics & Chemistry
Quantum computers are devices—still largely theoretical—that could perform certain types of computations much faster than classical computers; one way they might do that is by exploiting "spin," a property of tiny particles of matter. A "spin chain," in turn, is a standard model that physicists use to describe systems of quantum particles, including some that could be the basis for quantum computers.