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Quantum Computers: How They Work, What They Could Do and Why They Are So Difficult to Build
Abstract
Quantum computers are fundamentally different from the classical computers we use every day; they are not simply faster or more powerful versions of laptops or supercomputers. Classical computers process information using bits that have a definite value of either 0 or 1. Quantum computers use quantum bits, or qubits, which can be built from physical systems such as photons, trapped ions, neutral atoms, electron spins or superconducting electrical circuits.
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BibTeX
@misc{silva2026quantum,
title = {{Quantum Computers: How They Work, What They Could Do and Why They Are So Difficult to Build}},
author = {Sergio Da Silva},
howpublished = {Zenodo},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23436860},
url = {https://zenodo.org/records/23436860},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Quantum Computers: How They Work, What They Could Do and Why They Are So Difficult to Build
AU - Sergio Da Silva
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/17
PB - Zenodo
DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23436860
UR - https://zenodo.org/records/23436860
AB - Quantum computers are fundamentally different from the classical computers we use every day; they are not simply faster or more powerful versions of laptops or supercomputers. Classical computers process information using bits that have a definite value of either 0 or 1. Quantum computers use quantum bits, or qubits, which can be built from physical systems such as photons, trapped ions, neutral atoms, electron spins or superconducting electrical circuits.
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