Monthly Archives: August 2012

The Unbearable Lightness of Quantum Mechanics

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Henning Dekant

Updated below. Gravity and Quantum Mechanics don’t play nice together. Since Einstein’s time, we have two towering theories that have defied all attempts by some very smart people to be reconciled. The Standard Model, built on the foundations of quantum … Continue reading →

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Diamonds are a Qubit’s Best Friend

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Henning Dekant

A while ago, I looked into the chance that there would ever be a quantum computer for the rest of us. The biggest obstacle for this is the ultra-low temperature regime that all current quantum computing realizations require.  Although a long shot, … Continue reading →

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Lies, Damned Lies, and Quantum Statistics?

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Henning Dekant

Statistics has a bad reputation, and has had for a long time, as demonstrated by Mark Twain’s famous quote[1] that I paraphrased to use as the title of this blog post. Of course physics is supposed to be above the fudging … Continue reading →

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