On Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 'Brent Meeker' via Everything List < [email protected]> wrote:
> > > On 5/7/2019 11:52 AM, Jason Resch wrote: > > > > On Tue, May 7, 2019 at 1:07 PM 'Brent Meeker' via Everything List < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> On 5/7/2019 9:53 AM, Jason Resch wrote: >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 'Brent Meeker' via Everything List < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On 5/6/2019 11:11 PM, Jason Resch wrote: >>> >>> Not at all. In fact a quantum computation only works because all the >>>> wrong answers have a high probability of being eliminated by destructive >>>> interference...which requires that they be computed in the same world. >>>> >>> >>> So prior to the computation, all of the wrong answers existed? >>> >>> >>> There is no answer until the output is measured. >>> >>> >>> Brent >>> >> >> >> Then what did you mean by "all the wrong answers have a high probability >> of being eliminated". Eliminated from what? >> >> >> I mean not showing up as the answer. >> > > And they don't show up because... ? > > > Their amplitude in the superposition is small. If you've got something to > say, just say it. > > > Brent > You seem to be avoiding the implication that the system starts in a state where all possible answers, both wrong and correct exist. Jason > -- > 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. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/everything-list/5f2d2482-b270-96fe-ad17-12e6ec542fce%40verizon.net > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/5f2d2482-b270-96fe-ad17-12e6ec542fce%40verizon.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CA%2BBCJUh99tTFxH86KVSz_BKgtbKq9EAW8U_ANtWvCT%3Ds5u1YpA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
