Simulating the O(10^23) atoms in each one with a classical computer would take (say) 10^23 times the amount of work of simulating a single atom. Depending on the level of detail, that could easily take, you know, many, many years...
We don't call the ball a supercomputer or a quantum computer just because it's so much more efficient than a classical computer here.
I presume that's because it can't do arbitrary computation this quickly, right?
So in what way are these quantum computers different? Can they do arbitrary computations?
Imagine a ball falling on the ground.
Simulating the O(10^23) atoms in each one with a classical computer would take (say) 10^23 times the amount of work of simulating a single atom. Depending on the level of detail, that could easily take, you know, many, many years...
We don't call the ball a supercomputer or a quantum computer just because it's so much more efficient than a classical computer here.
I presume that's because it can't do arbitrary computation this quickly, right?
So in what way are these quantum computers different? Can they do arbitrary computations?