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Learn Quantum Computing with Python and IBM Quantum Experience

By : Robert Loredo
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Learn Quantum Computing with Python and IBM Quantum Experience

By: Robert Loredo

Overview of this book

IBM Quantum Experience is a platform that enables developers to learn the basics of quantum computing by allowing them to run experiments on a quantum computing simulator and a real quantum computer. This book will explain the basic principles of quantum mechanics, the principles involved in quantum computing, and the implementation of quantum algorithms and experiments on IBM's quantum processors. You will start working with simple programs that illustrate quantum computing principles and slowly work your way up to more complex programs and algorithms that leverage quantum computing. As you build on your knowledge, you’ll understand the functionality of IBM Quantum Experience and the various resources it offers. Furthermore, you’ll not only learn the differences between the various quantum computers but also the various simulators available. Later, you’ll explore the basics of quantum computing, quantum volume, and a few basic algorithms, all while optimally using the resources available on IBM Quantum Experience. By the end of this book, you'll learn how to build quantum programs on your own and have gained practical quantum computing skills that you can apply to your business.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
1
Section 1: Tour of the IBM Quantum Experience (QX)
5
Section 2: Basics of Quantum Computing
9
Section 3: Algorithms, Noise, and Other Strange Things in Quantum World
18
Assessments
Appendix A: Resources

Summary

In this chapter, we learned various ways to monitor your circuits when they are running on one of the many quantum computers. You also learned about the different passes available to optimize the execution of your circuit on a specified quantum device. This includes the pass manager, which allows you to customize which passes to leverage and also allows you to choose their order.

We then covered topology and coupling maps, which helped you understand the importance of knowing the device configurations, should you want to create your own passes. By visualizing the circuits in various formats, you now have the skills to customize the rendering of images, particularly if you are documenting your work and would like to keep a certain look and feel.

In the next chapter, we will learn about noise models and the advantages between the simulators and how they can help us understand the noise models so that we can mitigate and run more efficient algorithms.