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Quantum Error Correction
Colloquium| Speaker: | Daniel Gottesman, Microsoft Research Corp. |
| Location: | 693 Kerr |
| Start time: | Tue, Jan 25 2000, 4:10PM |
Description
Quantum computers offer the possibility of some
dramatic computational speedups, the most famous
being Shor's factoring algorithm. However, quantum
states are very delicate, and we won't be able to
realize the benefits of quantum computation without
a way to correct errors. I will show how group
theory steps in to provide an easy way to understand
and create quantum error-correcting codes.