Traditional computer technology has been driven to its theoretical limit in terms of clock rates, transistor densities, connectivity and heat generation. However, the precision required for the technology to reach these limiting scales is now being retooled to enable control of quantum mechanical effects. These effects, as present in existing quantum simulators promise a new epoch in what problems are possible to solve with computers. Introductory or lead.

Computing giants such as Google, IBM, Intel, Microsoft and Fujitsu have recently established large dedicated quantum (and stochastic) simulation efforts creating significant interest in innovative solutions to physics enhanced software development. A new generation of devices — called simulators — utilize physical processes to replace and to augment traditional computer programs. These devices are accelerated by quantum effects but function in their absence. These simulators are spawning a new era in computer technologies. With the advent and availability of new mid-sized simulators and quantum processors, there is now vast interest in programming these devices.

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