Vlatko Vedral, Department of Physics, University of Oxford
University of Oxford physicist Vlatko Vedral introduces the mesmerising world of Quantum Physics. A better understanding of the atomic world affords the development of new technologies. Today’s digital computers process information encoded using binary digits. However, quantum processors do so using quantum bits. A binary bit can be in only one of two states, 0 or 1, but a quantum bit can be in both states at the same time. Quantum computing technology is opening exciting new avenues for creativity, including music....
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