
Quantum Simulators: Widening Interest in a Key Quantum Computing Enabler
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Authors: Bob Sorensen
Publication Date: September 2019
Length: 2 pages
Recent announcements highlight the growing interest in classical digital computers designed as quantum simulators to support near-term quantum algorithm and applications development. Currently true quantum computers are limited by issues of noisy circuits, limited qubit counts and interconnect schemes, and short circuit depth that can constrain the ability of researchers to develop and verify new quantum algorithms.
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