India’s Quantum Leap: From Ancient Philosophy to Post-Quantum Cryptography
The rapid evolution of quantum technology is forcing a global rewrite of the rules of digital trust. The Hindu’s e-book, India’s Quantum Leap: From Ancient
The rapid evolution of quantum technology is forcing a global rewrite of the rules of digital trust. The Hindu’s e-book, India’s Quantum Leap: From Ancient Philosophy to Post-Quantum Cryptography, offers a grounded, in-depth understanding of the realities of quantum hardware development, the pressing need for cybersecurity transitions, and the profound questions raised by modern physics. Moving beyond the media hype of immediate quantum supremacy, this volume offers a sober look at the fundamental science behind qubits, superposition, and entanglement, and explores the long, challenging road to true quantum advantage.
It unpacks India’s Quantum Mission (NQM) and its pursuit of indigenous quantum processors and satellite-based communication. It details the formidable engineering hurdles of decoherence in today’s Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) devices. It also explains how the “Harvest Now, Decrypt Later” strategy and the looming threat of “Q-Day” are accelerating a global scramble towards post-quantum cryptography (PQC). Informed by experts, this volume bridges the gap between hard science, national policy, and philosophical inquiry. It also delves into a unique exploration of the quantum “measurement problem” and the counter-intuitive realities of modern physics in how they mirror the ideas and questions of ancient Indian traditions.
Read this essential guide to demystify the complex world of quantum computing and learn how India is navigating the paradigm shift. What’s inside · The quantum computer: What it is, what it isn’t, and where India stands by Vasudevan Mukunth · What India is building in the quantum-verse by Jacob Koshy · The long road to a useful quantum computer: what the science says by
Vasudevan Mukunth · How quantum power is forcing a global rewrite of the rules of digital trust by Tejasri Gururaj · The Knower and the Known: Ancient philosophical questions in the age of quantum physics by Prathmesh Kher Please find the links & content of the e-book on India’s Quantum Leap here To download a sample of the e-book To read the e-book, subscribe here
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