Hacking at Quantum Speed with Shor's Algorithm | Infinite Series

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Classical computers struggle to crack modern encryption. But quantum computers using Shor’s Algorithm make short work of RSA cryptography. Find out how.

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How to Break Cryptography
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12Q3Mrh03Gk

The Mathematics Behind Quantum Computers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrbJYsep45E

Additional Resources:
Scott Aaronson's Blog (Great Intro to Shor's Alg.):: http://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=208

Shor's Original Paper:: https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9508027v2

Lectures on Shor's Algorithm:: https://arxiv.org/pdf/quant-ph/0010034.pdf

Decrypting secure messages often involves attempting to find the factors that make up extremely large numbers. This process is too time consuming for classical computers but Shor’s Algorithm shows us how Quantum Computers can greatly expedite the process.

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Thanks to Spiros Michalakis for helpful discussions and feedback.

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