From 7df9d543ed78c8c6125dcb97092d336c79cbf7d1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Fabiana=20=F0=9F=9A=80=20=20Campanari?=
<113218619+FabianaCampanari@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 21:10:09 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Signed-off-by: Fabiana 🚀 Campanari <113218619+FabianaCampanari@users.noreply.github.com>
---
README.md | 24 ++++++++++++------------
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a552550..306ac24 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Feel free to explore, contribute, and share your insights!
-1. [Max Planck]() **(1900)**
+2. [Max Planck]() **(1900)**
──────────────
* Founder of quantum theory by introducing the concept of energy quantization.
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Feel free to explore, contribute, and share your insights!
#
-2. [Albert Einstein]() **(1905)**
+3. [Albert Einstein]() **(1905)**
──────────────
* Explanation of the photoelectric effect, which introduced the concept of photons.
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Feel free to explore, contribute, and share your insights!
#
-3. **Niels Bohr (1913)**
+4. **Niels Bohr (1913)**
* Bohr's atomic model with quantized energy levels.
Formula for the energy levels of the electron in the hydrogen atom:
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ Feel free to explore, contribute, and share your insights!
#
-4. **Erwin Schrödinger (1926)**
+5. **Erwin Schrödinger (1926)**
* Schrödinger's equation, the foundation of wave mechanics.
Time-dependent form of Schrödinger's equation:
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ Feel free to explore, contribute, and share your insights!
#
-5. **Werner Heisenberg (1927)**
+6. **Werner Heisenberg (1927)**
* Uncertainty Principle, central to quantum physics.
Formula for the Uncertainty Principle:
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ Feel free to explore, contribute, and share your insights!
#
-6. **Paul Dirac (1928)**
+7. **Paul Dirac (1928)**
* Developed the relativistic theory of the electron and contributed to quantum mechanics.
Dirac equation for relativistic particles:
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ Feel free to explore, contribute, and share your insights!
-7. **John von Neumann (1932)**
+8. **John von Neumann (1932)**
* Formalized the mathematics of quantum mechanics and introduced operator theory.
Formula for the density matrix in Hilbert space:
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ Feel free to explore, contribute, and share your insights!
#
-8. **Claude Shannon (1948)**
+9. **Claude Shannon (1948)**
* Although Shannon is primarily known for classical information theory, his definition of entropy plays a crucial role in both quantum computing and quantum information theory. Shannon's entropy measures the uncertainty of a random variable, and this concept extends to quantum systems, forming the foundation for quantum information theory.
Formula for Shannon Entropy (used in quantum information theory):**
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ Feel free to explore, contribute, and share your insights!
#
- 9. **Stephen Wiesner (1970)**
+ 10. **Stephen Wiesner (1970)**
* Introduced the concepts of [quantum cryptography]() and [quantum money](), making significant contributions to the development of secure communication systems. Wiesner's work laid the groundwork for the field of quantum cryptography.
* **Quantum Money [Quantum Currency]()**
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ Feel free to explore, contribute, and share your insights!
#
- 10. **Richard Feynman (1981)**
+ 11. **Richard Feynman (1981)**
* Introduced the idea of quantum computers as simulators for physical systems.
Simplified formula for simulating quantum systems:
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ Feel free to explore, contribute, and share your insights!
#
- 11. **Gilles Brassard (1984)**
+ 12. **Gilles Brassard (1984)**
* Co-founder of the [BB84 protocol](), the first functional quantum cryptography system. The BB84 protocol is a [quantum key distribution] (QKD) protocol that allows two parties to [securely exchange cryptographic keys]() over a potentially insecure channel. The security of BB84 relies on the principles of quantum mechanics, particularly quantum superposition and the no-cloning theorem.
* **BB84 Protocol Formula:**
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ Feel free to explore, contribute, and share your insights!
#
- 12. **David Deutsch (1985)**
+ 13. **David Deutsch (1985)**
* Proposed the concept of the quantum Turing machine and formulated the first quantum algorithm.
Formulation of Deutsch's Algorithm: