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The Quantum Fourier Transform Explained with Music

Name: The Quantum Fourier Transform Explained with Music
Uploaded: 2026-07-22T09:00:24-07:00
Duration: 1081 s

Original upload Jul 22, 2026 · 18:01

Engineers installing an IBM Quantum System One cryogenic assembly at Fraunhofer

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Dr. Katie McCormick uses music to introduce the quantum Fourier transform, then follows its implementation gate by gate. The Qiskit classroom lesson connects the transform with quantum phase estimation and Shor’s algorithm, making it a useful next step after a broad quantum-computing explainer. Understanding this circuit primitive is distinct from having hardware capable of factoring consequential numbers.

Video by Qiskit. Added to QubitWire October 4, 2026.

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