THE WEIRD WORLD OF QUANTUM MECHANICS
There is nothing
weirder than Quantum mechanics, especially when it comes to quantum
computing.
Quantum physics has
long helped advanced technology in our modern life, even in items as seemingly
ordinary as transistors. These tiny solid-state devices are in virtually every
electronic device we use: televisions, radios, and even refrigerators and
coffee makers. Their operations are governed by quantum principles, not
Newtonian ones. To understand the impact of quantum mechanics, we need to
understand a little bit about it.
Probability governs
quantum mechanics: What is the probability of a particle to move from one place
A to another place B later?
Quantum theory is a
theory of isolated particles. When an atom or atomic particle is isolated from
its surrounding it will behave in a bizarre manner. It will behave like a
so-called “quantum object.” The “action” of a quantum object is a function of
the mass of the particle and the time and distance traveling might take.
Basically you calculate these quantities and add them up and get probable
answers.
Quantum computers
One of the most
surprising applications of quantum mechanics is in a wholly new type of
computing, quantum computers. These computers perform many, many calculations
at once, massively outperforming even the best super computers. The challenge
of building one is that it must be completely isolated from its surroundings.
Current designs are very large, but in twenty years’ time we may have them on
our desks. Quantum computers can do more simultaneous calculations than there
are particles in our universe
Among many possible
interpretations of quantum theory, one of the strangest is called “many
worlds.” Quantum computers appear to work by exploiting the possible existence
of parallel universes. This leaves two possibilities: either these parallel
universes exist or the universe behaves as if they exist. Which one would you
like to pick?
The Double Slit Experiment
In either case, the
famous “double slit experiment” has provided the grounding for quantum
computing. In the experiment, a beam of light shines through two, parallel
slits, and is otherwise blocked from reaching a screen. When either slit is
shut, the light on the screen forms a coherent beam. When both are open, the
light interferes with itself, and bright and dark bands appear on the screen.
This experiment proved
in classical physics that light has both wave and particle characteristics. In
quantum physics, it demonstrated the probabilistic nature of photons and other
quantum particles. Some physicists suggest that the photons that interfere are
actually from these parallel universes.
A quantum computer is
believed to exploit copies of itself in parallel universes. In other words: if
you set a problem to a quantum computer, it splits into multiple copies of
itself in parallel reality. The copies all work on the calculation and they all
come back together to give in the answer.
The quantum computer
is entirely new under the sun. It is the first thing we have ever invented to
exploit the many-worlds theory.
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