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> AWS is using cat qubits Is that a nod to Schrödinger?

• fsh 2y ago
  Yes, they use superposition of the most "classical" quantum states (coherent states). These are called (Schrödinger) cat states, since his thought experiment was about a quantum superposition of a very classical object (a cat): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_state https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_state
  • H8crilA 2y ago
    It is theorized that CERN is powered by the bodies of dead physicists that turn in their graves every time someone brings up the Schroedinger cat to an audience that doesn't even know complex numbers. There's also a smaller power section filled with computer scientists that turn when someone says that the quantum computer offers exponential speedups.
  • a012 2y ago
    Guess why they named their chip Ocelot which is a big cat
    • wbl 2y ago
      Ocelots are small cats. Big small cats but they purr https://youtu.be/HpwenyMq0Os?si=Ic9g_zuR4e99wrTB https://youtu.be/HpwenyMq0Os?si=Ic9g_zuR4e99wrTB
      • rbanffy 2y ago
        Most cats purr. Cheetas even meow.
        • ergsef 2y ago
          The distinction between "big cats" and "small cats" is whether or not they purr. Ocelots and Cheetahs are wild "small cats" which can purr. Lions, tigers, panthers are "big cats" don't purr. There's a taxonomic distinction.