4 ms·
Google performed the first quantum simulation of a chemical reaction
- alpineidyll3 6y agoThe levels of hype in this announcement are astounding. The type of calculation they ran was literally run by hand at the dawn of the last century. It was a mean field calculation, meaning the actual quantum nature of the device wasn't really used, the inputs and outputs were essentially classical degrees of freedom. A more accurate title would be: Google twiddles with 72 unitary rotations, makes ludicrous argument they are at the cutting edge to keep lab open.