China’s quantum computing prototype “Nine Chapters” comes out. What does this mean to our country?

The publication of "Nine Chapters" has firmly established my country's leading position in international quantum computing research. The "Gaussian Bose Sampling" algorithm based on "Nine Chapters" will have important potential application value in the fields of graph theory, machine learning, quantum chemistry and other fields in the future.

Different from today's general-purpose traditional computers, the "Jiuzhang" quantum computer is a sophisticated desktop device composed of lasers, reflectors, prisms and photon detectors. Since quantum computers currently only solve specific problems, they are still in the special machine stage of the development of general-purpose computers, that is, they are only in the experimental stage. However, the breakthrough of the "Nine Chapters" quantum computer is still of landmark significance.

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In recent years, quantum technology has become the focus of competition among technological powers such as Europe and the United States, and quantum computers are considered to be important in future satellite communications and satellite communications due to their powerful computing power. Information security and other fields have huge potential and have become hotspots in science and technology that various countries are competing for research and development.

The "Jiuzhang" quantum computer built by the research team of the University of Science and Technology of China is the second quantum computer prototype released worldwide after Google's "Platanium" and the first quantum computer to calculate with photon bits. . The advent of "Nine Chapters" has enabled my country to once again achieve world-renowned achievements in the forefront of fierce competition in global quantum technology and establish its leading position in quantum computing.