#9 Going Beyond Classical | Part 3 | Quantum Algorithms & Cryptography

Welcome to 'Quantum Algorithms & Cryptography' course ! This lecture focuses on exploring the concept of quantum parallelism and how to go beyond classical computation. It begins by discussing two ways of parallelizing computation: parallelizing inputs and parallelizing computations. The lecture highlights the potential of the phase-shift operator as a universal gate for quantum computation. It then explores the concept of quantum parallelism and how it leverages superposition to perform computations on multiple inputs simultaneously. The lecture discusses the Hadamard transform and its role in creating superpositions, demonstrating how applying the Hadamard transform to multiple qubits results in a superposition of all possible input combinations. It emphasizes the significance of this capability for quantum algorithms. The lecture demonstrates how to utilize quantum parallelism to evaluate a classical function on a superposition of inputs, resulting in a superposition of input-output pairs. It encourages the audience to explore the behavior of quantum circuits with different input combinations. The lecture generalizes this process to n-bit inputs, highlighting the ability to evaluate a function on all possible n-bit inputs simultaneously using quantum parallelism. It then discusses the potential impact of quantum algorithms on cryptography, suggesting that the structured nature of hard problems used in cryptography could be vulnerable to attacks from quantum computers leveraging quantum parallelism and techniques like the Fourier transform. The lecture concludes by reiterating the goal of the course, which is to understand the relationship between quantum algorithms and cryptography, and sets the stage for exploring this relationship in more detail in future lectures. NPTEL Courses permit certifications that can be used for Course Credits in Indian Universities as per the UGC and AICTE notifications. To understand various certification options for this course, please visit https://nptel.ac.in/courses/106106241 #QuantumComputation #BeyondClassical #QuantumParallelism #PhaseShiftOperator #Superposition