Try to pet schroedingers cat. ;-)

Quantum computing / algorithms are based on the assumption that a variable can simultaneously be in N states at once. Until you inspect the variable, you do not know what state it is in. This has some major implications on fields like cryptography (every possible 8 byte value could be stored in an 8 "byte" quantum value), shortest path calculations, and other NP Complete type problems if this moves from the realm of theory into practicality.

There are also theories that you can "entangle" a pair of quantum things (don't remember the word here), separate them by long distances, and use them for instant communication.

This is a very interesting field, and seeing where this goes over time, in my opinion, is very exciting. OTOH, I am (or was in college) a theory geek.

It is said that "only perl can parse Perl." I don't even come close until my 3rd cup of coffee. --MidLifeXis

In reply to Re^2: Quantum tuples by MidLifeXis
in thread Quantum tuples by spx2

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