Interview with Oxford University theoretical physicist David Deutsch: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,72734-0.html?tw=wn_index_1
"Deutsch is a leading proponent of the theory, so, while he wasn't in attendance at the D-Wave announcement, perhaps it's safe to say as well that he was." ;-) When asked about quantum computing vs. classical computing in relation to crypto: "One field that will be revolutionized is cryptography. All, or nearly all, existing cryptographic systems will be rendered insecure, and even retrospectively insecure, in that messages sent today, if somebody keeps them, will be possible to decipher ... with a quantum computer as soon as one is built. Most fields won't be revolutionized in that way. Fortunately, the already existing technology of quantum cryptography is not only more secure than any existing classical system, but it's invulnerable to attack by a quantum computer. Anyone who cares sufficiently much about security ought to be instituting quantum cryptography wherever it's technically feasible. Apart from that, as I said, mathematical operations will become easier. Algorithmic search is the most important one, I think. Computers will become a little bit faster, especially in certain applications. Simulating quantum systems will become important because quantum technology will become important generally, in the form of nanotechnology." http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,72734-0.html?tw=wn_index _______________________________________________ FDE mailing list [email protected] http://www.xml-dev.com/mailman/listinfo/fde
