contents

 

Front matter

preface

acknowledgments

about this book

about the author

about the cover illustration

  

Part 1. Quantum computing introduction

  1 Evolution, revolution, or hype?

  1.1  Expectation management

Hardware

Software

Algorithms

Why start with QC today?

  1.2  The disruptive parts of QC: Getting closer to nature

Evolutions in classical computers

Revolution in quantum computers

Quantum physics

  1.3  Hybrid computing

  1.4  Abstracting software for quantum computers

  1.5  From quantum to computing or from computing to quantum

  2 “Hello World,” quantum computing style

  2.1  Introducing Strange

  2.2  Running a first demo with Strange

  2.3  Inspecting the code for HelloStrange

The build procedures

The code

Multiple qubits