Topological Qubit

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 Approximate Optimisation Algorithm

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

Quantum Neural Network

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

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.

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

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

A computing paradigm that uses quantum mechanical phenomena like superposition and entanglement to process information exponentially faster for certain problems.

A collection of qubits that together store quantum information for processing in a quantum circuit.

The fundamental unit of quantum information, capable of existing in a superposition of both 0 and 1 states simultaneously.

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

Accessing quantum computing resources remotely through cloud-based platforms and APIs.

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