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My point with these examples is we're expecting our quantum models to be true at orders of magnitude more precision than we currently have, and is necessary for
by m101 1y ago
My point with these examples is we're expecting our quantum models to be true at orders of magnitude more precision than we currently have, and is necessary for a quantum computer. It's as if no one even considers that it might hold to within the errors of what we have currently tested. Proof is in the pudding.
- staunton 1y agoArguably, if building quantum computers leads to quantum mechanics being falsified, that completely justifies the effort of trying to build them. The "disappointing" scenarios would be either that the engineering task turns out to be so hard that it stays "20 years away" for another century, or that quantum computers get built but nobody can find a really impactful and useful application.