So 5 q-bits is not enough to work on the problem for some reason I can't really fathom.
My reasoning is that if quantum bits are anything like normal bits, then they could be emulated upwards at the cost of speed. But with quantum speeds being already too fast that wouldn't be such a problem.
I'm not sure what you mean by emulated upwards, but I think you mean that we could emulate anything we currently have and we would still see a speed increase do to the instantaneous nature of the state of which we are only limited by our ability to detect that state. If so then that pretty much is what I presumed.
In case anyone was concerned after some digging around apparently there is some really weird aspects of qbits such that their correlations to standard bits are not linear.
The work of Proos and Zalka show how a quantum computer for breaking 2048-bit RSA requires roughly 4096 qubits, while a quantum computer to break the equivalently secure 224-bit Elliptic Curve Cryptography requires between 1300 and 1600 qubits.
So 5 q-bits is not enough to work on the problem for some reason I can't really fathom.
Really weird aspects are to be expected...
http://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/everyday-myths/quantum-weirdness.htm...because "quantum" (ie quantized) is the opposite of "linear."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-slit_experimentI was not aware that quantum is the opposite of linear. I'm aware of the double slit experiment, thanks.
What I am trying to say is a standard bit has 2 states and I assumed incorrectly that a q-bit had the same, apparently the third state of both is also quantifiable where as I had incorrectly guessed was just discarded ergo leaving a binary result. I have not done indepth reading on the subject as It would be a waste of time for me to try. But I do find it interesting and would like to know when it will become a threat to our current encryption and when it does, what the alternatives are. Apparently the alternatives (suite b) are not recommended as being safe as well currently and there are bounties out for new methods.
It's going to be fun watching people try to get their head around quantum physics
From my understanding the basis of quantum computing is the phenomenon of entanglement. Although entanglement is sometimes portrayed as information being transmitted faster than the speed of light, that is not what happens.
You have been watching me try to do it for about a year now and failing spectacularly!