A Small-Scale Demonstration Shows How Quantum Computing Could Revolutionize Data Analysis

Over the past few decades, topology – a branch of mathematics dealing with shapes that can be turned into other shapes by processes like bending and stretching – has evolved from an arcane pursuit into an increasingly powerful tool for analyzing the real world. The role of symmetry in the topological world has turned out to be particularly important.

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