Trapped ion quantum computerA trapped ion quantum computer is one proposed approach to a large-scale quantum computer. Ions, or charged atomic particles, can be confined and suspended in free space using electromagnetic fields. Qubits are stored in stable electronic states of each ion, and quantum information can be transferred through the collective quantized motion of the ions in a shared trap (interacting through the Coulomb force).
Quantum circuitIn quantum information theory, a quantum circuit is a model for quantum computation, similar to classical circuits, in which a computation is a sequence of quantum gates, measurements, initializations of qubits to known values, and possibly other actions. The minimum set of actions that a circuit needs to be able to perform on the qubits to enable quantum computation is known as DiVincenzo's criteria. Circuits are written such that the horizontal axis is time, starting at the left hand side and ending at the right.
Quantum annealingQuantum annealing (QA) is an optimization process for finding the global minimum of a given objective function over a given set of candidate solutions (candidate states), by a process using quantum fluctuations. Quantum annealing is used mainly for problems where the search space is discrete (combinatorial optimization problems) with many local minima; such as finding the ground state of a spin glass or the traveling salesman problem. The term "quantum annealing" was first proposed in 1988 by B. Apolloni, N.
Maïs génétiquement modifiévignette|Le 25 juillet 2004, plant de maïs OGM arraché par un membre français de l'organisation "les faucheurs volontaires". Un maïs génétiquement modifié est une variété cultivée (cultivar) de maïs (Zea mays) dont le patrimoine génétique a été modifié par l'Homme. Lorsque des gènes étrangers sont introduits par transgénèse dans le génome du maïs, on parle de « maïs transgénique ». La plupart des maïs génétiquement modifiés sont des variétés transgéniques qui se classent dans deux grandes catégories : les variétés résistantes à des insectes ravageurs (maïs Bt) et les variétés résistantes à des herbicides.
Animal génétiquement modifiéUn animal génétiquement modifié est un animal vivant dont le patrimoine génétique a été modifié par l'Homme. Un animal transgénique est un animal au génome duquel a été introduit par transgénèse un ou plusieurs gènes. Contrairement aux plantes transgéniques, qui font la une des journaux à l’occasion, les animaux transgéniques restent dans l’ombre. Il faut dire que la grande majorité d’entre eux n'en sont encore qu’au stade de la recherche et du développement. En 1980 est développé le premier animal transgénique.
Aliment génétiquement modifiéGenetically modified foods (GM foods), also known as genetically engineered foods (GE foods), or bioengineered foods are foods produced from organisms that have had changes introduced into their DNA using various methods of genetic engineering. Genetic engineering techniques allow for the introduction of new traits as well as greater control over traits when compared to previous methods, such as selective breeding and mutation breeding.
Ancilla bitIn reversible computing, ancilla bits are extra bits being used to implement irreversible logical operations. In classical computation, any memory bit can be turned on or off at will, requiring no prior knowledge or extra complexity. However, this is not the case in quantum computing or classical reversible computing. In these models of computing, all operations on computer memory must be reversible, and toggling a bit on or off would lose the information about the initial value of that bit.
Quantum channelIn quantum information theory, a quantum channel is a communication channel which can transmit quantum information, as well as classical information. An example of quantum information is the state of a qubit. An example of classical information is a text document transmitted over the Internet. More formally, quantum channels are completely positive (CP) trace-preserving maps between spaces of operators. In other words, a quantum channel is just a quantum operation viewed not merely as the reduced dynamics of a system but as a pipeline intended to carry quantum information.
Controlled NOT gateIn computer science, the controlled NOT gate (also C-NOT or CNOT), controlled-X gate, controlled-bit-flip gate, Feynman gate or controlled Pauli-X is a quantum logic gate that is an essential component in the construction of a gate-based quantum computer. It can be used to entangle and disentangle Bell states. Any quantum circuit can be simulated to an arbitrary degree of accuracy using a combination of CNOT gates and single qubit rotations. The gate is sometimes named after Richard Feynman who developed an early notation for quantum gate diagrams in 1986.
Algorithme de Primthumb|right|Arbre couvrant de poids minimum L'algorithme de Prim est un algorithme glouton qui calcule un arbre couvrant minimal dans un graphe connexe pondéré et non orienté. En d'autres termes, cet algorithme trouve un sous-ensemble d'arêtes formant un arbre sur l'ensemble des sommets du graphe initial et tel que la somme des poids de ces arêtes soit minimale. Si le graphe n'est pas connexe, alors l'algorithme détermine un arbre couvrant minimal d'une composante connexe du graphe.
Espace de Hilbertvignette|Une photographie de David Hilbert (1862 - 1943) qui a donné son nom aux espaces dont il est question dans cet article. En mathématiques, un espace de Hilbert est un espace vectoriel réel (resp. complexe) muni d'un produit scalaire euclidien (resp. hermitien), qui permet de mesurer des longueurs et des angles et de définir une orthogonalité. De plus, un espace de Hilbert est complet, ce qui permet d'y appliquer des techniques d'analyse. Ces espaces doivent leur nom au mathématicien allemand David Hilbert.
Unconventional computingUnconventional computing is computing by any of a wide range of new or unusual methods. It is also known as alternative computing. The term unconventional computation was coined by Cristian S. Calude and John Casti and used at the First International Conference on Unconventional Models of Computation in 1998. The general theory of computation allows for a variety of models. Computing technology first developed using mechanical systems and then evolved into the use of electronic devices.
