Near-Term Quantum Enhancement

Near-Term Quantum Enhancement is the book's projection of computational capacity for 2030: the historical doubling trend carried forward from 2024 and multiplied by a quantum factor that grows with qubit count. It covers what the book calls the quantum supremacy era, 2025 to 2030, marked by quantum advantage in specialized applications, quantum supremacy in specific algorithms and hybrid classical-quantum architectures. It is the first of the book's two projections of Future Computational Evolution Trajectories; the second, Recursive Intelligence Enhancement for 2035 to 2040, projects C₂₀₄₀ = C₂₀₃₅ × exp(γ × Dℜ(2040)) and expects self-modifying quantum algorithms. The book argues that future capacity follows recursive thresholds that compound into phase transitions, not linear extension. The formal statement is C₂₀₃₀ = C₂₀₂₄ × 2^((2030 − 2024)/T⇈) × (1 + α⊡ × N⊡(2030)), where C₂₀₃₀ and C₂₀₂₄ are the computational capacities in 2030 and 2024, T⇈ the doubling period, α⊡ the quantum enhancement factor (0.1 ± 0.05) and N⊡(2030) the qubit count in 2030. Dimensions: C₂₀₃₀ and C₂₀₂₄ [𝕋⁻¹], T⇈ and the years [𝕋], α⊡ and N⊡ [∅]; the book's check is consistent. It connects to Future Computational Evolution Trajectories, Recursive Intelligence Enhancement, Quantum Computational Enhancement, Bit Density Evolution and Classical-to-Quantum Transition Dynamics.