Quantum Approximate Optimisation Algorithm

Quantum Supremacy

The demonstration that a quantum computer can solve a problem that no classical computer can solve in a feasible time.

Quantum Advantage

The practical ability of a quantum computer to solve real-world problems faster or better than classical computers.

Quantum Neural Network

Neural network architectures designed to run on quantum hardware, potentially offering computational advantages.

Topological Qubit

A qubit design that encodes information in the topological properties of matter, offering inherent error protection.

Superconducting Qubit

A qubit implementation using superconducting circuits that exhibit quantum behaviour at extremely low temperatures.

Trapped Ion Qubit

A qubit implementation using individual ions confined by electromagnetic fields and manipulated by laser beams.

Cirq

Google's open-source framework for writing, manipulating, and running quantum circuits on quantum hardware and simulators.

Software that translates high-level quantum algorithms into sequences of quantum gates executable on specific hardware.

A form of quantum computing based on the adiabatic theorem, gradually evolving a system from an initial to a problem-encoding Hamiltonian.

A metric for measuring the overall capability and error rates of a quantum computer.

A quantum mechanical property where a qubit exists in multiple states simultaneously until measured.

A quantum computing approach that finds the lowest energy state of a system, useful for optimisation problems.

The transfer of quantum states between qubits using entanglement and classical communication.

A secure communication method using quantum mechanics to generate and distribute encryption keys.

Cryptographic algorithms designed to be secure against both classical and quantum computer attacks.