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Tom O'Brien explains why we need a quantum computer

October 23rd, 2019 Bryce Benda, Bruno van Wayenburg, Leiden Institute of Physics

Classical computers suck at doing quantum chemistry calculations: calculating one simple molecule may take more than the age of the universe.

Leiden theoretical physicist Tom O'Brien explains why a quantum computer will do much better:

Provided by Leiden Institute of Physics

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