Sentences with phrase «mechanical superposition»

They are also suitable for processing single photons and can furthermore be prepared in quantum mechanical superposition states.

«This phenomenon is a huge problem when constructing quantum computers, because it prevents quantum mechanical superposition states from being maintained long enough to be used for computing operations.»

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If they see the nanotubes in superposition as hoped, Nori guesses it will take one to three years to implement their mechanical qubits.

On the other hand, Cleland adds, the potential advantage of a mechanical system over an electronic system is that its qubits might intrinsically lose energy more slowly and thus remain in superposition longer, enabling them to perform more useful, complex calculations.

Using ultrafast lasers, they found that the interaction between the sun's energy and the chlorophyll molecules in a bacterium relies on a piece of quantum mechanical weirdness known as superposition, where a single photon's energy can temporarily be in many different states at once.

It can also can split people in two based on a decision event providing a superposition event in the quantum mechanical sense.

The 21st Biennale of Sydney title borrows the quantum mechanical term «superposition'to link the notions of equilibrium and engagement.