Quantum Interference

Quantum Algorithm

An algorithm designed to run on a quantum computer, potentially solving certain problems faster than classical algorithms.

Shor's Algorithm

A quantum algorithm for integer factorisation that runs exponentially faster than the best known classical algorithms.

Grover's Algorithm

A quantum search algorithm that provides quadratic speedup for searching unsorted databases.

Quantum Annealing

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

Variational Quantum Eigensolver

A hybrid quantum-classical algorithm for finding the ground state energy of molecular systems.

Quantum Compiler

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

Quantum Speedup

The factor by which a quantum algorithm outperforms the best known classical algorithm for the same problem.

Quantum Walk

The quantum mechanical analogue of a classical random walk, used as a building block for quantum algorithms.

A phenomenon where two or more qubits become correlated such that the quantum state of one instantly influences the other regardless of distance.

System software designed to manage quantum computing resources, schedule operations, and handle error correction.

A hybrid algorithm designed to solve combinatorial optimisation problems on near-term quantum hardware.

A sequence of quantum gates applied to qubits to perform a quantum computation.

A quantum computing approach that uses the complex dynamics of quantum systems as a computational resource.

The ability of quantum computers to evaluate multiple computational paths simultaneously through superposition.

Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum — the current era of quantum computing with limited, error-prone qubits.

Using quantum computers to model and simulate quantum systems that are intractable for classical computers.