Lakshmi Chandrasekaran

Contributing Writer

Latest Articles

‘Quantum Memory’ Proves Exponentially Powerful

October 16, 2024

Researchers are exploring new ways that quantum computers will be able to reveal the secrets of complex quantum systems.

The Question of What’s Fair Illuminates the Question of What’s Hard

June 24, 2024

Computational complexity theorists have discovered a surprising new way to understand what makes certain problems hard.

Scientists Find a Fast Way to Describe Quantum Systems

May 1, 2024

After years of false starts, a team of computer scientists has found a way to efficiently deduce the Hamiltonian of a physical system at any constant temperature.

Physicists Finally Find a Problem That Only Quantum Computers Can Do

March 12, 2024

Researchers have shown that a problem relating to the energy of a quantum system is easy for quantum computers but hard for classical ones.

Researchers Approach New Speed Limit for Seminal Problem

January 29, 2024

Integer linear programming can help find the answer to a variety of real-world problems. Now researchers have found a much faster way to do it.

Machine Learning Aids Classical Modeling of Quantum Systems

September 14, 2023

By using “classical shadows,” ordinary computers can beat quantum computers at the tricky task of understanding quantum behaviors.

How Ancient War Trickery Is Alive in Math Today

September 14, 2021

Legend says the Chinese military once used a mathematical ruse to conceal its troop numbers. The technique relates to many deep areas of modern math research.

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