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Quantum Physics 305: Thursday 10 November
[The Doctor's got tea this morning, and he's sucking it down from a large travel mug.]
My apologies for last week's absence--I was injured and advised to keep off my feet for the day. [He smiles slightly.]
Today we're going to briefly look at the quantum computer. At this point in subjective time in Fandom time, humanity hasn't been able to harness this power beyond the most minimal amounts. However, the possibility of creating a computer that runs on quantum processing could cause human technological capabilities to skyrocket in a matter of years. Why? Because at the moment, silicon based processors are limited to real world processing time. Quantum computers, to put it in a very, very basic way, aren't.
That said, the question brought up in this cartoon is both amusing and frightening. What would happen to the universe if excessive quantum fluctuations occurred--say, if there was excessive use of quantum computing on very high levels? The only answer could be catastrophic.
Any questions?
((Dan Simmons speculates as to what would happen if quantum computing was used to excess in his books Ilium and Olympos, which I recommend anyway because they're fantastic.))
My apologies for last week's absence--I was injured and advised to keep off my feet for the day. [He smiles slightly.]
Today we're going to briefly look at the quantum computer. At this point in subjective time in Fandom time, humanity hasn't been able to harness this power beyond the most minimal amounts. However, the possibility of creating a computer that runs on quantum processing could cause human technological capabilities to skyrocket in a matter of years. Why? Because at the moment, silicon based processors are limited to real world processing time. Quantum computers, to put it in a very, very basic way, aren't.
That said, the question brought up in this cartoon is both amusing and frightening. What would happen to the universe if excessive quantum fluctuations occurred--say, if there was excessive use of quantum computing on very high levels? The only answer could be catastrophic.
Any questions?
((Dan Simmons speculates as to what would happen if quantum computing was used to excess in his books Ilium and Olympos, which I recommend anyway because they're fantastic.))
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