An Israeli scientist, Dr. Dorit Aharonov of Jerusalem’s Hebrew University, is one of four scientists to be profiled in a special issue of the renowned British science journal Nature. The issue was published in honor of the 100th anniversary of the publication of Albert Einstein’s three groundbreaking theories on relativity, electromagnetic energy and statistical mechanics.
Dr. Aharonov's research focuses on a new computational model based on the law of quantum physics, one that has drastically changed the theory of computer science. Although quantum computers exist only on a small scale, they are able to solve computational problems faster than any standard computer. Laboratories worldwide are racing to create large-scale quantum computers, and many scientists are using the theories developed by Dr. Aharonov.
The 34-year-old scientist was born in America and later moved to Israel, where she studied physics and mathematics at Hebrew University and did post-graduate work in physics at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot.
Aharanov spoke with Israel21c.org, saying she hopes her research will help develop new techniques for solving difficult computational problems with the help of the laws of quantum physics. "The first challenge is building these computers," she said, "and the second challenge is finding more positive uses for these computers when they are built. The third issue that I am addressing is what will be the effect of our understanding of quantum physics in general."
Dr. Aharonov's research focuses on a new computational model based on the law of quantum physics, one that has drastically changed the theory of computer science. Although quantum computers exist only on a small scale, they are able to solve computational problems faster than any standard computer. Laboratories worldwide are racing to create large-scale quantum computers, and many scientists are using the theories developed by Dr. Aharonov.
The 34-year-old scientist was born in America and later moved to Israel, where she studied physics and mathematics at Hebrew University and did post-graduate work in physics at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot.
Aharanov spoke with Israel21c.org, saying she hopes her research will help develop new techniques for solving difficult computational problems with the help of the laws of quantum physics. "The first challenge is building these computers," she said, "and the second challenge is finding more positive uses for these computers when they are built. The third issue that I am addressing is what will be the effect of our understanding of quantum physics in general."