You say you have an iron will, are you serious?

Chapter 514 Quantum Entanglement
Just when Zhao Mo was busy testing new formula samples, the 2016 National Science and Technology Awards Conference was held on January 1, 8. The first prize in natural science was awarded to the "Multiphoton Entanglement and Interference Metrology" led by Academician Pan. "!
Most people who hear the name have no idea what it is. Like other national science awards, the name has reached a point where it is difficult for ordinary people to understand the meaning of it.

We have to admit that we have not done enough in publicity work.

Obviously, a large number of new scientific theories and science and technology come out every year, which have reached the point of leading the world. However, in the minds of the vast majority of Chinese people, our science and technology has always been backward and has always needed open source funding from developed countries. , and have even been plagiarizing and catching up.

The academic community is not confident in itself and does not know how to promote itself, so it always ends up being one step lower than others.

This so-called "multiphoton entanglement and interferometry" is actually quantum communication and computing. Academician Pan and his team have actually achieved a leading position in the world, and many of their achievements have been rated as "Major Events in Physics of the Year", "Major Progress in Physics of the Year", "No. 1 in the Top Ten Progress in Physics in the World", etc. .

Zhao Mo was originally invited to be a guest, but he refused. If he went, he would just be a mascot and a waste of time, so he simply didn't go.

Wudaokou, in the laboratory.

"...I didn't expect that the first prize this time was won by Academician Pan's multi-photon entanglement~"

"Yes, Academician Pan is quite awesome. He is the first in the country in the field of quantum entanglement, right?"

"It's definitely true. It's also in the forefront of the world. There probably aren't many research teams as powerful as Academician Pan's research."

"It's a pity that my mentor has not participated in the selection for a long time. Otherwise, based on the solution of the Yang-Mills equations and the Riemann Hypothesis, this year's first prize in natural science will belong to my mentor."

"That's for sure. No matter how powerful quantum entanglement is, it is not as important as the Yang-Mills equations and the Riemann Hypothesis!"

"The instructor has already solved these two big problems, but I don't know how much he will promote technology?"

"Isn't it too difficult? Not to mention converting these theories into results, there are only a few people in the world who can even understand these two papers by the tutor, and it will definitely take a long time, at least a year or two. Bar?"

"That's for sure."

"To transform the relevant theories of these two major problems into results, only our tutors can do it at this stage. Do you think that controllable nuclear fusion applies the relevant principles?"

"Aren't you talking nonsense?"

"Hey, no wonder we have had a huge technological explosion in recent years~"

……

In the crowd, watching the awards being awarded on TV and listening to the conversations of other team members, Xiao Wenbin glanced at his teammate Long Qing, and saw solemnity and shock in his eyes.

Everyone present was a student or assistant who had been assigned tasks by Zhao Mo that day.

The task of the two of them is quantum entanglement, which is what Academician Pan’s team is doing.

They remembered clearly that in the design given to them by their instructor Zhao Mo, they needed to achieve 10 million qubits!
But what is the number of qubits in the TV set in front of Academician Pan’s team who is receiving the award in the Great Hall?
10!
Xiao Wenbin and Long Qing have access to more information than ordinary people. They specifically searched for information when doing research given to them by their mentor Zhao Mo, and found the latest results of Academician Pan's team, the entanglement of 10 optical qubits and 10 superconducting qubits. , was made at the end of 2015. It is said that it was completed with help from the Artificial Intelligence Research Center, otherwise it would not be possible.

With only 10 qubits, Academician Pan’s team won the first prize in natural science.

And what they want to do is 10 million qubits!

It’s doubled a million times!
This difficulty can be imagined.

However, the two did not back down, because instructor Zhao Mo's complete design plan had been given to them. They were just implementing the plan and dealing with actual engineering problems. Although there were still huge difficulties, it was not impossible.

What the two of them are thinking now is that what instructor Zhao Mo has mastered is too terrifying!

The outside world only knows that Academician Pan’s team is making rapid progress, with five photons, six photons, etc. They also know that America’s Google has developed 9 bits, but they have no way of knowing that instructor Zhao Mo has a technology of tens of millions of bits. !
Thinking about it, the two of them are completely convinced that when the Riemann Hypothesis and Yang-Mills equations are solved, what instructor Zhao Mo knows is probably extremely terrifying!

From this, what the country has in its hands must be extremely terrifying!

"Ten million qubits. I said before that it was impossible to build a quantum computer. Now that I think about it, I am short-sighted and did not realize how terrifying our mentor is~"

After the show ended, Xiao Wenbin and Long Qing walked side by side and whispered with emotion on their faces.

Long Qing said "Hey" and replied: "Me too!"

However, after finishing speaking, Long Qing became excited again and said: "Everyone must have guessed that the mentor is going to build a quantum computer, and all the technology is directed towards this. It's really exciting to think about it. I can actually build it myself in my lifetime." Here comes the quantum computer! I really don’t know how powerful this computer is, it should be hundreds of times more powerful than the Light of China, right?”

"Hundreds of times?"

Xiao Wenbin sneered and said: "Are you underestimating quantum computers? By then, hundreds of millions or even tens of billions of times will be possible. Haven't you seen the results of Academician Pan and his colleagues? The computing power of a few qubits is divine power. It takes hundreds of millions of years to calculate the light of Taihu Lake!”

Long Qing shook his head and said: "That's not necessarily true. It's just a calculation of a specific problem. A real computer must be comprehensive and require the application of artificial intelligence to fully take over human production and lifestyle."

The two have different opinions on this. However, the two of them had no objection to the fact that a quantum computer requires tens of millions of qubits to build, and they were even a little worried. Is this enough?

Bits in quantum computing theory usually refer to perfect, error-free bits, the technical term is "logical bits". However, the actual reality is not like this. Everything is imperfect, so the qubits used in practical applications have a certain probability of errors, which are academically called "physical bits".

Making mistakes is not a big deal, but not making mistakes is an exception.

Physical bit errors are fine as long as the error rate is within the tolerable range.

In the actual calculation process, the tolerance range of physical bits is relatively low, about one millionth. It may seem like nothing, but in fact this tolerance range is too perverted.

The control of superconducting qubits is achieved through microwave pulses of 10 nanoseconds. The tolerance range of one millionth is equivalent to achieving 10 nanoseconds within nanoseconds, which is one hundred millionth of a second. Control with one ten thousandth precision!
Emmm...

This kind of engineering difficulty can be said to be unrealistic!
Let alone the current level of science, it is impossible to reach this level even in the next thirty to fifty years.

As a result, if it cannot be realized in engineering, we will come up with another solution to make up for the number of physical bits. After calculation, a quantum computer that can act like a normal computer requires millions of qubits!
Now their instructor requires at least 10 million qubits, but this is multiplied by ten times. What if the current calculation is wrong and the reality is too different from the theory?

Let alone ten times, even a hundred times would probably be enough.

"...Do you think we are a little too ignorant to worry about this?"

While talking, Xiao Wenbin suddenly asked and then looked at Long Qing.

Long Qing happened to look over at him.

The two people's eyes immediately met, and then they laughed in unison at the same time. They laughed for a long time, laughing until they almost shed tears.

……

"Hello, Academician Pan~"

On the other side, after the award ceremony, Academician Pan and his team members were preparing to go back when they received a call from Jason Yang, president of the Santa Barbara Campus in America.

"Hey Pan, how did you think about the last invitation?"

After Jason Yang exchanged greetings with him, he got down to business.

Academician Pan immediately remembered that Jason Yang was really unwilling to give up. He even wanted to recruit him to lead a team to work on quantum computers at the Santa Barbara campus, and even thought about letting him go and never come back.

Santa Barbara, also known as the University of California, Santa Barbara, is a world-famous university. Many academic leaders are professors at this school. When reading the news, they will often introduce the Santa Barbara campus. of.

Of course, it is said to be a branch campus, but don’t get me wrong. It is not a branch campus of the University of California as the Chinese people imagine.

In America, their branch campuses are affiliated with the University of California system.

The University of Santa Barbara is actually the University of Santa Barbara. It is only called the University of Santa Barbara because it is part of the University of California system.

Jason Yang is a Chinese-American, an old man who loves academia very much. Academician Pan has been a famous name that I have admired for a long time, and I have to admit that his emphasis on talents is heart-warming.

Jason Yang once said: “Do everything possible to attract talents and retain talents at any cost.”

Jason Yang did the same thing. He gave Academician Pan a very high salary, not to mention his salary, house, etc. He also let him directly take charge of the quantum computing research team of the Santa Barbara University, and even said that he could raise funds specifically for him. Take up any topic he wants to study!
This is simply not available in China.

Who would invest money for him to study whatever topics he wants?

Impossible!
Unless this person is Zhao Mo!

"Sorry, Yang, I still plan to stay in my home country to do quantum computing research."

Academician Pan refused with a smile.

“What a shame~”

Jason Yang said in a regretful tone, and then continued: "In terms of quantum computing research, our school's scientific research conditions are the best in the world. We cooperate with Google and NASA and can now achieve 18 superconducting qubits. If you, Academician Pan, can join our team, I believe this data will be refreshed soon..."

"18 superconducting qubits?"

Academician Pan was shocked, and suddenly felt an unprecedented urgency: "Why are they so fast?"

(End of this chapter)