sparrigan

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by sparrigan 2y ago
We wrote a book intended to give an intuition for how quantum algorithms work for an audience who do not necessarily want to dive into the detailed linear algebra: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/programming-q
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Surprising Stories of Subterranean Spaces(authory.com)
3 points by sparrigan 3y ago|0 comments
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by sparrigan 4y ago
You got this! So great to hear about your impressive progress.
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by sparrigan 5y ago
I really like a cloud chamber that I can put together in the pub whilst potentially drunk. A pint glass and some dry ice does the job (dry ice being obtainable from a fire extinguisher - not that I'd recommend you grab one off the pub
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by sparrigan 5y ago
Since a lot of general intros to QM are being suggested (rather than technical/historical texts), then here's another recommendation which is not technical nor historical, but comes as close as you can get to a proper understandin
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by sparrigan 5y ago
Not to be too contrary, but I disagree with this sentiment. First let me say I'm assuming that the OP wants to involve a historical narrative to gain a deeper conceptual understanding of quantum mechanics. Under that assumption, the
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by sparrigan 5y ago
You absolutely want this, relatively obscure, book: https://www.amazon.com/Foundations-Interpretation-Quantum-Me... There are some translation/copy-writing issues but don't let that put you off. It has a solid cov
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by sparrigan 5y ago
The paper addresses this specifically - the information is indistinguishable from thermal noise.
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by sparrigan 5y ago
Building a good-enough optical table relatively cheaply isn't too hard. Use cinder blocks for legs and then alternately layer plywood and carpet, with a layer of spaced out wheelbarrow inner-tubes midway through. You can even add a fin
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Gravitational Wave Divisions(moleksak.com)
6 points by sparrigan 6y ago|0 comments
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by sparrigan 6y ago
We wrote our O'Reilly book, "Programming Quantum Computers", precisely to fit your use case. It assumes no advanced mathematics, doesn't shy away from really delving into how algorithms work, and also has an online simul
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by sparrigan 7y ago
To second rjurney’s comment, I’ve also recently had the pleasure of working with Mike Loukides, and his feedback has always been hugely insightful and valuable.
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by sparrigan 8y ago
To my understanding, and somewhat crucially, those qubits are not error-corrected.