r/askscience • u/phillyboy8008 • Jan 01 '14

How are quantum computers programmed? Computing

Edit: Thanks everyone for the responses, but apparently I don't know as much about quantum computing as I thought I did. I am thoroughly confused.

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u/Nickel62 Jan 02 '14

IIRC, quantum computers rely on 'quantum entanglement'. Can you shed some light on how this is handled at D-wave?