Zapata Computing, in collaboration with Hull University in the UK, is embarking on an ambitious project to find life on other planets. For this purpose, a quantum computer will be used, the tasks of which will be the creation of astrophysical models and a database of promising planets.
The researchers are going to take as a basis to apply the works of the staff of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Five years ago, the latter presented a list of over 14 thousand molecules, the presence of which in the atmosphere indicates signs of life on a particular planet. Using the power of a quantum computer will ensure high accuracy of calculations, which is important for obtaining models of molecular rotations and vibrations.
Scientists point out that a quantum computer is a relatively new technology that is not yet capable of overtaking conventional hardware. However, the installation has already made it possible to obtain information on intermediate-scale quantum noise (NISQ). The first results of the work of Zapata will be received in two months.
The researchers are going to take as a basis to apply the works of the staff of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Five years ago, the latter presented a list of over 14 thousand molecules, the presence of which in the atmosphere indicates signs of life on a particular planet. Using the power of a quantum computer will ensure high accuracy of calculations, which is important for obtaining models of molecular rotations and vibrations.
Scientists point out that a quantum computer is a relatively new technology that is not yet capable of overtaking conventional hardware. However, the installation has already made it possible to obtain information on intermediate-scale quantum noise (NISQ). The first results of the work of Zapata will be received in two months.
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