On Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 'Brent Meeker' via Everything List < [email protected]> wrote:
> > > On 5/7/2019 2:08 PM, Jason Resch wrote: > > > > 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? > > During/after is pretty broad. You're assuming that when the answer is > measured can be varied independently of the computation. Even classical > computations don't have an answer ready to be output at any time. Some do, > but interate so that the answer becomes more accurate with run time. So I > think it depends on the structure of the algorithm. > > > Brent > Is there an algorithm where the answer would be something other than during or after? Jason P.s. by "after" I meant by the time of completion of the computation. 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