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Quantum Computing for Classical Developers
James Weaver
Quantum Developer Advocate
@JavaFXpert
Guided instruction and exercises: learnqiskit.org
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About Presenter James Weaver
IBM Quantum Developer Advocate
Author of several Java/JavaFX/RaspPi books
Java Champion, JavaOne Rockstar, plays well with others, etc :-)
james.weaver@ibm.com
JavaFXpert.com
CulturedEar.com
Concepts we'll address today
Introduction to quantum computing
Axioms of quantum mechanics (with cats)
- Superposition principle
- Measurement
- Unitary evolution
- Also: Entangling cats
Developing quantum computing applications
Demonstration of some quantum algorithms
Class discussion and suggestions for next steps in learning
History repeating itself
Massive hardware, limited bits, software infancy
Quantum computers make direct use of quantum-mechanical phenomena, such as superposition and entanglement, to perform operations on data.
IBM Announces Q System One at CES 2019
Feasible on classical computers
Feasible on quantum computers
Solutions to problems
Why use a quantum computer?
Some problems may be solved exponentially faster
“Nature isn't classical, dammit, and if you want to make a simulation of nature, you'd better make it quantum mechanical, and by golly it's a wonderful problem, because it doesn't look so easy.”
Simulating nature
complex chemical reactions, for example
Dr. Richard Feynman, 1981
“If you start factoring 10-digit numbers then it’s going to start getting scary”
Breaking RSA crypto
someday maybe, using Shor's algorithm, formulated in 1994
Dr. Peter Shor, 2013
“Programming a quantum computer is particularly interesting since there are multiple things happening in the same hardware simultaneously. One needs to think like both a theoretical physicist and a computer scientist.”
Quickly searching unsorted data
using Grover's algorithm
Dr. Lov Grover, 2002
Near-term quantum computing domains
Machine Learning
Optimization
Chemistry
Finance
Concepts we'll address today
Introduction to quantum computing
Axioms of quantum mechanics (with cats)
- Superposition principle
- Measurement
- Unitary evolution
- Also: Entangling cats
Developing quantum computing applications
Demonstration of some quantum algorithms
Class discussion and suggestions for next steps in learning
Axioms of Quantum Mechanics
featuring grumpy cat (or is it grumpy ket)?
My microscopic cat is often grumpy
sometimes he is actually happy
but I've never observed him in-between those states
Axiom 1: Superposition principle
my cat can be in any combination of grumpy and happy
Representing quantum states
geometrically, ket notation, and vectors
Axiom 2: Unitary evolution
gates modeled as matrices
X
NOT gate (Pauli/X, bit-flip)
Hadamard gate
great for putting cats in equal superpositions
H
Hadamard gate
Axiom 3: Measurement
probability is amplitude squared
When observed there is a:
probability of being grumpy
probability of being happy
Multiple cats
Composite quantum states
Multiple cats
Composite quantum states
Multiple cats
Composite quantum states
Superpositions, evolution & measurement
putting the three axioms together
quantum gates
quantum gates
measure
with 1/2 probability
with 1/6 probability
with 1/3 probability
Quantum entanglement
spooky actions at a distance
H
Hadamard gate
CNOT gate
Mars - ESA
Alice Cat
Bob Cat
Venus - NASA
1972 album by rock band known as ELP
1935 album by rock band known as EPR ;-)
Track Listing
- Spooky (Actions at a Distance)
- The Copenhagen Misinterpretation
- Hidden Variables
- Local Realism
- God Doesn't Play Dice with the Universe
- Entangled up in Blue
- Alice and Bob share a Qubit
- The Bell Inequality
- The Moon Exists (Even When I'm Not Looking)
Testing Bell's theorem:
No physical theory of local hidden variables can ever reproduce all of the predictions of quantum mechanics
Concepts we'll address today
Introduction to quantum computing
Axioms of quantum mechanics (with cats)
- Superposition principle
- Measurement
- Unitary evolution
- Also: Entangling cats
Developing quantum computing applications
Demonstration of some quantum algorithms
Class discussion and suggestions for next steps in learning
IBM Q Experience (IQX, in Beta)
IBM Q Experience measurement results
IBM Q Experience Qiskit notebooks
Qiskit open source quantum computing framework
Developing quantum apps
Qiskit Terra foundational stack
Developing quantum apps
Sample output:
{'00': 496, '11': 528}
Expresses circuit:
Minimal Qiskit example
Put your paddle into a quantum state that collapses when the ball is near
Developed at a Qiskit Camp Hackathon by Junye Huang, Anastasia Jeffery, Jarrod Reilly, and James Weaver
Example app: Quantum Pong (uses Qiskit and Pygame libraries)
Qiskit Aqua quantum algorithms
Developing quantum apps
Near-term quantum computing domains
Machine Learning
Optimization
Chemistry
Finance
Example Aqua algorithm: Grover search for boolean satisfiability
Throwing a party while avoiding the drama
What are amiable combinations of people to invite?
- Alice and Bob are in a relationship
- Carol and David are as well
- Alice and David aren't speaking
((A and B) or (C and D)) and not (A and D)
Quantum parallelism
what is it, really?
Double-slit experiment
constructive and destructive interference
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Choreographing interference
to increase the chance of getting the right answer
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Excerpts from “THE TALK” by Scott Aaronson and Zach Weinersmith
Measuring quantum state
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy analogy
Deep Thought after 7.5 million years of calculation
Example Aqua algorithm: Variational Quantum Eigensolver (VQE)
Solves combinatorial optimization problems such as Traveling Salesman (TSP)
Now it's your turn to play! Try out the self-faced workshop including guided exercises and Qiskit tutorial notebooks at learnqiskit.org
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Think 2019 / DOC ID / February 14, 2019 / © 2019 IBM Corporation
Quantum Computing for Classical Developers
James Weaver
Quantum Developer Advocate
@JavaFXpert
Guided instruction and exercises: learnqiskit.org