The macroscopic reality of 0 - 1 bits is built from the quantum qbit. The qbit can have a value of 0 or 1 or any of an infinite range of values between zero and one. Actually if you view a qbit as a sphere, with the north pole being 1 and the south pole being 0, the qbit can have a value anywhere on the surface, expressed in terms of the longitude and latitude. It isn't simple!
Scientific American November 2002, Page 67, "Rules for a Complete Quantum World". Marshall Malcolm Stebbins wrote: > Hi Jack; On the question of time - introduced by you and highlighted > by JO-H - and defining reality - it ain't the only problem. > On the question of the binary nature of reality - it may or may not be > "particulate" so to speak, but may be a continuum, thus not either "A > or nonA" but conditions of becoming. Zeno's paradox deals with this. > I don't know if this adds to your confusion or reduces it, but what > the hey?! > > Malcolm > > "I was looking for a job when I got this one" > > At 03:34 PM 11/3/02 -0800, you wrote: > > >> From: Malcolm Stebbins <[email protected]> >> Subject: RE: CS>Reality lives !! >> Resent-From: [email protected] >> Resent-Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 22:13:38 -0800 >> >> Hi; 'Not only'. On the quantum level, time is reversible; >> "instantaneous" does not depend on particulate time, such as >> the Bhuddist 'Kalapa' the smallest unit of time deemed >> possible, and avoiding the sillophophical stuff that just begs >> to be thrashed on the question of time, . . . . Existence and >> becoming (and un-becoming) may or may not be 'binary'. In >> Mathematics the open interval, f'rinstance, is a little jolt; >> the interval [1 - 2), open at the upper end, never reaches >> "two"; there's always an infinitude of points between >> however-close-you-are to "two", and "two" itself. This is >> similar to the race between Achilles and the Tortoise in one >> sense, but avoids the issue of time. Also, If something is not >> complete how can it exist? On the other hand, how can "it" not >> exist, if you can tell "it" is not complete? And for a more >> binary disclaimer, It's only fair I confess; I always lie: >> always! >> Phast Phred (aka: "A") >> >> *************************** >> >> Say WHAT? >> >> Jack >>
