Norman Samish wrote: > 1Z, > I don't know what you mean.
That is unfortunate, because as far as I am concerned everyhting I am saying is obvious. (Have you read "The fabric of Reality" ?) > Perhaps I can understand your statement, but > only after I get answers to the following questions: > 1) What do you mean by "Quantum computer"? A computer that exploits quantum superpositions to achieve parallelism. > 2) What do you mean by "Quantum universe"? A universe (or multiverse) in which quantum physics is a true description of reality. > 3) Why is a Quantum Computer only possible in a Quantum Universe? It exploits quantum physics. > 4) Why is Schrodinger's Cat possible in "quantum universes" without > computational assistance? Superpositions are an implication of quantum mechanics. Schrodinger's Cat was mooted decades before anyone even thought of quantum computaion. > Norman > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "1Z" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Everything List" <everything-list@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 2:43 PM > Subject: Re: Bruno's argument - Comp > > > > > > > > Norman Samish wrote: > >> I recently read somebody's speculation that the reality we inhabit may be > >> a quantum computer. Presumably when we observe Schrodinger's cat > >> simultaneously being killed and not killed, we are observing the quantum > >> computer in action. > > > Quantum computers are only possible in quantum universes, and in quantum > universes, S's C is possible without computational assistance. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
