17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Timothy C. May writes:
In any case, the Shor work on a quantum factorer is interesting, but is at least several decades away, in my opinion.
Operating from the assumption that this work by Shor is realistically worthwhile, has there been any research into employing similar techniques for encryption? In other words, in the "world" of quantum algorithmics, are there analogs to the hard problems currently exploited by cryptographic systems in our current Turing machine "world"? | GOOD TIME FOR MOVIE - GOING ||| Mike McNally <m5@tivoli.com> | | TAKE TWA TO CAIRO. ||| Tivoli Systems, Austin, TX: | | (actual fortune cookie) ||| "Like A Little Bit of Semi-Heaven" |