UN Declares 2025 As International Year Of Quantum Science And Tech:
UN has declared 2025 as International Year of Quantum Science and Tech. Next year marks the centenary of Werner Heisenberg’s foundational paper on quantum mechanics.
- Quantum computing is a new way of computing that uses the principles of quantum mechanics to perform calculations.
- In traditional computing, data is processed using bits, which are either a 0 or a 1.
- But in quantum computing, the data is processed using quantum bits or qubits, which can be both a 0 and a 1 at the same time.
- This property of qubits is called superposition, which allows for multiple calculations to be performed simultaneously, making quantum computing exponentially faster than traditional computing for certain types of problems.
- Foundational Concepts of Quantum Mechanics
- Wave-Particle Duality: Small objects exhibit both particle and wave characteristics.
- Quantum Superposition: Particles can exist in multiple states simultaneously until measured.
- Entanglement: Linked particles affect each other regardless of distance.
- Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle: The position and speed of a particle cannot both be known with perfect accuracy simultaneously.
