The Tyranny of Qubits - Quantum Technology's Scalability Bottleneck
arXiv:1703.05342
Abstract
In this essay, I look at (bemoan) the issues surrounding simulating quantum systems in order to design quantum devices for quantum technologies. The program runs into a natural difficulty that simulating quantum systems really require a proper quantum simulator. The problem is likened to the "tyranny of numbers" that faced computer engineers in the 1960s.
8 pages, no figures (submitted to Quantum Science and Technology, special issue on quantum coherent feedback and reservoir engineering)