Shor's Algorithm and Factoring: Don't Throw Away the Odd Orders.

Thomas Lawson

Koen Groenland

You don’t need to understand quantum mechanics to understand the functionality of quantum computers. But if you insist, quantum mechanics describes the behaviour of the smallest particles. It leads to many counter-intuitive phenomena: computer memory can store multiple pieces of data simultaneously, but, when measured, nature selects just a single piece and throws away all the others.

Unathi Skosana, Mark Tame

Koen Groenland

An introduction to the quantum worldAt a glance you don't need to understand quantum mechanics to understand the functionality of quantum computers.But if you insist, quantum mechanics describes the behaviour of the smallest particles.It leads to many counterintuitive phenomena: computer memory can store multiple pieces of data simultaneously, but, when measured, nature selects just a single piece and throws away all the others.