On Sunday, July 29, 2018 at 10:31:05 PM UTC, Jason wrote: > > Quantum computers represent a disproof of the conjecture that the wave > function is merely a convenience or tool for estimating probabilities of > experimental outcomes, rather than something that is real. The reason: it > does things we cannot. > > Jason >
Can you be specific? Why does quantum computing depend on both states of a qubit(?) be occupied simultaneously? Can the system toggle between those states, yet not be in both simultaneously? Couldn't quantum computing work, or say be conceptualized with his model? TIA, AG > > On Sat, Jul 28, 2018 at 11:23 PM, <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> Up and Dn are realizable physical states for a spin 1/2 particle. Up - >> Dn, and Up + Dn are also realizable, that is physical states of a spin 1/2 >> particle, according to the QM formaliam. We can't measure the latter two >> states because, presumably, we can't imagine what they are. Not being able >> to imagine them, means we can't build an instrument to measure them. If we >> can't imagine such states and can't measure them, why does QM insist they >> exist? TIA, AG >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Everything List" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
