Quantum Computing: The Next Technological Revolution

Shirsha NagShirsha Nag
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Imagine standing in front of a humungous library . Inside are the answers to the greatest mysteries of modern science, healthcare finance and even the universe itself. A treasure full of secrets waiting for the right key to open. Now imagine you get the key and along with your best friend you set out to uncover one of the hidden mysteries. You searched by using a flash light, checking one at a time- slow, steady, methodical. But your best friend uncovered his hidden magical power to open every book at once and scan all pages simultaneously. Let the magic hunt begin!!

That's the difference between classical computing and quantum computing where a classical computer could take millions of years to solve one complex problem processing each and every information one by one while on the other hand quantum computing harnessing its strange rule of quantum physics superposition, entanglement, interference can just solve it within a second.

Classical computers can make decisions based on classical bits using 0s and 1s while quantum computers use qubits which work on probabilities and can handle many possibilities simultaneously. Quantum computing is an emergent field of computer science and engineering that harnesses the unique qualities of quantum mechanics to solve problems beyond the ability of even the most powerful classical computers. As your friend discovers its special ability which allows a single book to open and close at once its word floating between possibilities . That's superposition — where a qubit can exist in two states together, giving results based on probabilities instead of fixed choices. But the magic didn't stop here. Imagine two books in two corners of the library. The moment your friend flips a book in one corner of the library, the other book instantly flips too — as if they are magically connected. That’s entanglement where the state of one qubit is influenced by the other.

Quantum Computing is not only a technology but a destiny which in the future will break codes, reshape modern science and will redefine humanity forever. So be ready to witness one of mankind's greatest creations — quantum computing — a revolution that will unfold before your eyes very soon.

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