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Quantum computers use qubits that can be in superpositions and become entangled, which in principle lets some problems be solved far faster than on classical computers. Current machines are noisy and small, and useful fault-tolerant computing requires error correction that is only beginning to be demonstrated. This page sets out how quantum computers work and fail, how progress is measured honestly, and what evidence serves the institutions deciding how to engage.

01Registrar

Quantum computing on the record.

02A pergunta

Quantum computing: how the risk develops.

Hardware, algorithms and actual maturity. The dossier below sets out how the risk develops, what is measured, where the data come from, how it is modelled and who decides.

Mecanismo

Qubits are fragile

Qubits lose their quantum state through interaction with their environment. Gate errors and decoherence limit how long a computation can run before results become noise.

Mecanismo

Error correction needs overhead

Fault-tolerant computing encodes each logical qubit in many physical qubits and corrects errors continuously. It only helps once physical error rates fall below a threshold.

Mecanismo

Advantage is problem-specific

Quantum algorithms speed up particular problems, such as simulating quantum sistemas or factoring. For many tasks classical computers remain as good or better.

Mecanismo

Claims need classical comparison

Demonstrations of quantum advantage are often followed by improved classical methods. Honest comparison requires the best classical approach, not a convenient one.

03Monitoramento

Quantum testbed.

A tela que uma equipe usaria para acompanhar esta matéria: suas medidas, estados e decisões. Os nomes são exemplos e os valores são ilustrativos.

Quantum testbed

Quantum computing · Testbed lab · Device QD-28

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Qubits

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Q373930.05Drifting
Q450480.02Drifting

Device

Topology
heavy-hex, illustrative
2Q fidelity
0.994
Acesso
by committee
Rótulo
OBSERVADO
Quantum testbed: the screen’s structure, terms and states for Quantum computing.Nomes de exemplo e valores ilustrativos; um projeto, não um registro nem um sistema ativo.
04Em todos os domínios

Quantum computing matters to the domains through simulation and through cryptography.

05Métodos e evidência

How quantum computing is modelled, measured and tested.

O modelo, os seus pressupostos, os seus dados e a sua incerteza, na forma que um cientista ou engenheiro verificaria. As estruturas seguem métodos publicados. Os valores representados são ilustrativos, não conclusões.

Modelo de sistema

The couplings between the systems in quantum computing: signs of influence, a reinforcing and a balancing loop, and cross-links where stress jumps.

++−+QuânticaCibernéticaComunidadesEconomiaR de reforçoB equilíbrio
Causal loop diagram from the page’s systems; signs show the direction of influence. Illustrative structure for a system dynamics or network model, not estimated couplings.
Princípios orientadores FAIR · GO FAIR e FORCE11W3C PROV · World Wide Web ConsortiumOrientação sobre o tratamento consistente das incertezas · IPCCCEOS Analysis Ready Data · Committee on Earth Observation Satellites
06Indicadores

O que é medido e com que qualidade.

Cada indicador leva sua unidade, sua periodicidade, o tipo de fonte por trás dele e a etiqueta de evidência que um valor levaria. Nenhum valor é mostrado: um programa os fornece sob sua própria autoridade.

IndicadorUnidadeCadênciaTipo de fonteRótulo
Physical qubit countqubitsper announcementPublished device resultsREPORTADO
Two-qubit gate fidelitypercentper deviceBenchmark resultsREPORTADO
Logical qubit error rateerrors per logical operationper experimentPeer-reviewed experimentsOBSERVADO
Coherence timemicrosecondsper deviceDevice characterisationREPORTADO
Quantum volume or similar holistic benchmarkbenchmark scoreper devicePublished benchmarksREPORTADO
Demonstrations surviving classical challengecontagempor revisãoLiterature reviewESTIMADO
07Fontes

De onde vêm as evidências.

Conjuntos de dados públicos nomeados e registros institucionais, cada um com sua classe de licença. As fontes obtidas por acordo só são usadas nos seus termos e nunca são republicadas.

FonteO que ofereceClasse de licença
arXiv quant-ph and peer-reviewed journalsPrimary experimental and theoretical resultsOpen access preprints; journal licence per article
Metriq benchmark platform (Unitary Foundation)Community-submitted quantum benchmark resultsOpen, licence to check
Vendor technical documentation and roadmapsDevice specifications and stated targetsPublic documents, terms per vendor
National academies and agency assessments of quantum computingIndependent assessments of progress and prospectsPublic, terms per publisher
QED-C reportsIndustry consortium analyses of use cases and benchmarksPublic reports, terms to check
08Decisões

Quem decide, e a que servem as evidências.

Quantum Technologies prepares evidence. The decisions below are taken by the authorities named, under their own rules, and never by the platform.

Quem decideA perguntaEvidências a que esta página serve
Research funders and science ministriesHow much to invest in quantum computing research and accessProgress summaries; independent assessments
Organisations exploring quantum useWhether a problem is a plausible quantum use caseUse case assessments with classical baselines
Security agenciesHow progress affects cryptographic migration timelinesError correction and scale evidence

Produtos que este tema gera

  • Progress summaries that separate peer-reviewed results from roadmaps
  • Benchmark interpretation guides
  • Use case assessments with classical baselines
  • Evidence notes for research funders
09Questões centrais

O que os especialistas perguntam.

The central question is what has been demonstrated, not what has been promised.

  • How many qubits does a device have, and how good are they: what are their error rates and coherence times?
  • Can errors be corrected faster than they accumulate, and at what cost in physical qubits per logical qubit?
  • Which algorithms offer a demonstrated advantage over the best classical methods, and for which problems?
  • Are claims of quantum advantage robust to improved classical algorithms?
  • Which hardware approaches are likely to scale, and what limits them?
10Mecanismos

Mecanismos e fatores.

Quantum computers gain their power from interference: algorithms are designed so that wrong answers cancel and right answers reinforce. That power is fragile. Qubits lose their quantum state through interaction with the environment, and every operation introduces some error. Quantum error correction encodes one reliable logical qubit in many physical qubits, but only works if physical error rates are below a threshold, and it multiplies the hardware required.

Known algorithms with large demonstrated speed-ups are few. Factoring and discrete logarithms, which underpin public-key cryptography, are the best-known examples; simulation of quantum sistemas in chemistry and physics is another. For many optimisation and machine-learning problems, a practical advantage has not been established, and improved classical algorithms have repeatedly narrowed claimed gaps.

11Métodos e dados

Como é estudado e onde param os métodos.

Método ou dadosO que mostraLimites
Benchmarking of gate fidelity and coherenceQuality of physical qubitsBenchmarks can be chosen to flatter a device
Error-correction experimentsWhether logical qubits outperform physical onesEarly demonstrations are small and short-lived
Algorithm complexity analysisTheoretical speed-up and resource estimatesResource estimates depend on hardware assumptions
Classical simulation and verificationWhether results could be reproduced classicallyVerification becomes harder as devices grow
Peer-reviewed literature versus announcementsWhat has been independently assessedAnnouncements often precede, or replace, peer review
12Métodos

Como é estudado e o que os métodos não podem dizer.

13Where this page’s references

Where this page’s references lead.

Os organismos e documentos à luz dos quais esta página é lida. O estado e as edições mudam; cada ligação leva ao organismo emissor.

14Perguntas

Perguntas e respostas.

O que é um qubit?
The basic unit of quantum information, a two-level quantum system that can be in a superposition of states and become entangled with other qubits.
What is quantum advantage?
A demonstration that a quantum computer solves a specific task faster or better than the best known classical method. Claims are often challenged by improved classical methods.
What is fault-tolerant quantum computing?
Computing that uses quantum error correction so that long calculations can run reliably despite errors in physical qubits.
Why does qubit count alone mislead?
Because quality matters as much as quantity. Many noisy qubits may be less useful than fewer high-fidelity ones, and practical applications require error-corrected logical qubits.
Does the platform predict when large quantum computers will arrive?
No. Timelines are uncertain, and the platform reports expert views as ranges with their assumptions rather than as dates.
RelatóriosContribuir

Contribua com evidências a partir desta página.

Relatórios is the Consortium’s quarterly publication. What you know about this subject can become evidence, a case or a correction in the next edition, credited to you and published under CC BY 4.0 where it is your own work.

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