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Compiling Shor’s Algorithm to enable arbitrarily large numbers to be factored using constant-sized quantum circuit like factoring a 20000 bit number using two Qubits

Arxiv – Pretending to factor large numbers on a quantum computer – Shor’s algorithm for factoring in polynomial time on a quantum computer gives an enormous advantage over all known classical ...
Physics World

Shor’s algorithm is implemented using five trapped ions

Quantum factor: the Paul trap used by Monz and colleagues. (Courtesy: C Lackner/Quantum Optics and Spectroscopy Group, University of Innsbruck) A quantum computer made of five trapped ions has been ...
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Optical Quantum Computing and a Complete Methods Set for Scalable Ion Trap Quantum Information Processing

1. New Scientist reports that the codebreaking quantum computer algorithm (shors algorithm for factoring) has been run on a silicon chip. Journal Science abstract: Shor’s Quantum Factoring Algorithm ...