[lug] BLUG Meeting Announcement 2011-07-14

[Davide Del Vento]

Hi all,

Tom probably already knows, but to spice up the curiosity of everybody
else, here is an interesting reading on the subject:
http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2011-05-26/d-wave_sells_first_quantum_computer.html

(yes, as you can see from the permalink, the first quantum computer is
in production!)

See you on Thursday.
Davide

On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 10:39, Boulder Linux <boulderlinux at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>    http://lug.boulder.co.us/calendar.html
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> The July Boulder Linux User Group meeting is coming up.
>
>   Talk : Quantum Computing: The Qubit for Programmers
>
> Speaker : Tom Cargill
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>   When : 7 p.m. on Thu, Jul 14, 2011
>
>  Where : Aztek Networks, 2477 55th St, Suite 202, Boulder, CO.
>
>          Aztek Networks is on 55th between Arapahoe and Pearl, just
>          north of the Humane Society.  There's plenty of parking, and
>          the 206 and 208 busses stop across the street.
>
>    Map : http://lug.boulder.co.us/meetings.html
>
> Summary of 'Quantum Computing: The Qubit for Programmers'
> ---------------------------------------------------------
>
> The power of a quantum computer can far exceed that of a classical
> computer, at least in theory.  This power derives from the
> characteristics of the "qubit," the quantum analog of the classical bit.
> Typical descriptions of the qubit assume a math background beyond that of
> typical programmers.  I will offer an accurate, but unconventional, description
> of the qubit in terms familiar to most programmers -- common data structures
> and algorithms.  This description will convey the nature of quantum computing's
> power.
>
>
> Pre meeting food
> ----------------
>
> Please join us informally for a bite to eat at Panera Bread before the
> meeting, around 5:30 P.M.  Panera is in the 29th street mall, east of
> Highway 36/28th street near Walnut.
>
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