[HN Gopher] Visualizing quantum mechanics in an interactive simu... ___________________________________________________________________ Visualizing quantum mechanics in an interactive simulation Author : JoeDaDude Score : 117 points Date : 2022-07-03 15:10 UTC (7 hours ago) (HTM) web link (lab.quantumflytrap.com) (TXT) w3m dump (lab.quantumflytrap.com) | JoeDaDude wrote: | See a full description of the simulation software at: | | https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/journals/optical-engineer... | dvh wrote: | Three polarizer paradox is real mindfuck when you see it in real | life for the first time. | avodonosov wrote: | I am unable to place any new element in the lab. Is it because I | am on a tablet? | samstave wrote: | Would you please provide some "recipes". | | Also, is it possible to create a "packet load" which was | dependant on rules such as phase to deliver intact? | | e.g. If I can assign text as the data packet - and then I need to | find a way to get it there ungarbled/100% and see how perhaps a | phase change results in packet losses -- but then how to as Dwave | puts it "reach into different dimensions to pull data out" (He | seriously made this claim, so obviously this whould be feature #1 | - ;-) | kwatsonafter wrote: | This is really impressive-- In a talk some time back Bret Victor | talks about interfaces that look and feel like this; where you | can see the whole system, "running" and tinker with parts | without, "re-compiling" or, "re-writing" programs. I always love | finding things like this on HN. | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfytHvgHybA&ab_channel=stupi... | ford wrote: | This is pretty cool - quantum behavior is really not intuitive | and being able to play with it helps clarify it | | I do wish each level had more explanation about the concept it's | teaching. You can figure things out if you know a small amount | about how quantum mechanics work (like knowing once you measure | something the superposition collapses) but the game would be a | better teaching tool if there were explanations before/after you | complete a level | | For people interested in QM but without a physics/math background | Carlo Rovelli has a book called Helgoland that explains a lot of | the basics in a non-technical way | dsjfladjsfkl wrote: ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2022-07-03 23:00 UTC)