As computing systems become more complex, almost with each passing day, the problems they’re assigned to solve become more complicated as well. Quantum computing involves technology so advanced that it can solve mind-boggling problems in a reasonably brief time, whereas “classical” computing would take much longer to complete the task — assuming it could at all.
That brain-numbing contemplation is something physicists, mathematicians and computer scientists are hoping to improve through quantum computing. Now, a grant from the federal Department of Energy puts Chico State — along with collaborators from CSU San Marcos, near San Diego — at the California State University’s leading edge in preparing students for a future in quantum computing.
