Researchers simulate quantum computer with up to 61 quantum bits using a supercomputer with data compression
Thursday, January 9, 2020 - 08:10
in Physics & Chemistry
When trying to debug quantum hardware and software with a quantum simulator, every quantum bit (qubit) counts. Every simulated qubit closer to physical machine sizes halves the gap in computing power between the simulation and the physical hardware. However, the memory requirement of full-state simulation grows exponentially with the number of simulated qubits, and this limits the size of simulations that can be run.