Qbits can be both states but how and where is the manual?

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So scouring the Internet attempting to find as much as i can on Quantum Computing and Qbits.

It seems perhaps even with Google's purchase of the D:Wave and the somewhat increasing speak of Quantum computing, that there is still terribly little information or references for much surrounding the concept.

I am interested in directly to understand how a Quantum Computer is constructed, the components, the logical theory and exactly how a Qbit can be a 1 or 0, or both 1 & 0 at the same time.

this is not a programming question. This is a question about quantum mechanics. Google "superposition". — Patrick Goley, May 27 '14 at 20:50
This question appears to be off-topic because belongs on http://physics.stackexchange.com/ — Dark Falcon, May 27 '14 at 20:52
Thanks @PatrickGoley and yes perhaps this wasn't the correct place to post the question. Although it has some relevance. — Derple, May 27 '14 at 20:53

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 01 '14 at 02:01

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Volume 3 of the Feynman Lectures on Physics, one of the great Physics textbooks of the last century, is available online for free.

After you get comfortable with this, you can graduate to Nielsen & Chuang.

answered Jun 01 '14 at 02:01

Rick

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Personally I'd *start* with Nielsen & Chuang, because the physical applications are not a prerequisite for understanding qubits. YMMV. – Craig Gidney May 05 '15 at 17:15

Qbits can be both states but how and where is the manual?

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