On Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 'Brent Meeker' via Everything List < [email protected]> wrote:
> > > On 5/7/2019 1:49 PM, Jason Resch wrote: > > > > 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. > > > You seem to think that because something might exist in the future it > exists. > > > Brent > At what point in time does "the probability of measuring the wrong answers" decrease? 1. Before the computation 2. During/after the computation 3. At the time of measurement 4. Something else 5. Indeterminate My guess is #2, what do you think? 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/e619f85d-ec02-c713-4c59-7f25f49e5444%40verizon.net > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/e619f85d-ec02-c713-4c59-7f25f49e5444%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%2BBCJUhoC_BTrCbyLj4BQxu5GGvbd_YeEXU9aeEo6ounyMgrKA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
