Quantum Computing

Quantum computing for the very curiousPresented in an experimental mnemonic medium that makes it almost effortless to remember what you read

These essays are where it started to come together for me. I highly recommend starting here.

Quirk

Awesome quantum circuit simulator

Updated: Here's one way to make the circular pattern described: algassert.com/quirk#circuit=%7B%22cols%22:%5B%5B%22Y%5E%C2%BC%22%5D,%5B%22Z%5Et%22%5D%5D%7D

Also I highly recommend working through QuantumKatas for learning Q#

Here is my example useless circuit which takes two qubits in the computational basis state (|00>), applies the Hadamard gate to both, then I condition my most significant qubit to... well it has something to do with entanglement so I don't quite get it yet.

Let's just say it's a convoluted way to select a random number between |00> and |11> (inclusive). Still, very cool. My next goal is to see if I can use a timer based gate to draw out a circle on the surface of the sphere.

Quirk by Craig Gidney: http://algassert.com/quirk

The Bloch Sphere

Didn't have anything to say about it right now but it's so cool looking.

Actually a few things are starting to click from Michael Nielsen's Lectures.