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Quantum Computers are Reality Simulators - Dr. Steve Girvin, Yale University - DSPod #303

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Yale's Steve Girvin is a pioneer of quantum computing, and our guide for our first foray into understanding how these systems do and don't work. Over the course of our conversation, we come to realize that quantum computers are not performing computations per se - they're more devices that an be used to answer a specific set of questions about reality. We dig into the details of why some questions can only be answered with a quantum computer, how next generation encryption services will come with a way of detecting eavesdroppers, and try once more to understand if there's a way of looking at the Stern Gerlach experiment that doesn't need any kind of magic. PATREON: get episodes early + join our weekly Patron Chat https://bit.ly/3lcAasB MERCH: Rock some DemystifySci gear : https://demystifysci.myspreadshop.com/ AMAZON: Do your shopping through this link: https://amzn.to/3YyoT98 SUBSTACK: https://substack.com/@UCqV4_7i9h1_V7hY48eZZSLw@demystifysci Further Reading: Stern-Gerlach "Quantization of Silver Atoms in Magnetic Field": https://arxiv.org/pdf/2301.11343 Stern-Gerlach Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stern%E2%80%93Gerlach_experiment C2QA Center: https://www.bnl.gov/quantumcenter/newsletter/news.php?a=219066 (00:00) Go! (00:06:46) Basics of Quantum Mechanics (00:14:00) Quantum Computing Challenges and Benefits (00:22:02) Quantum Computer as an Accelerator (00:34:21) Integration of Quantum and Classical Systems (00:37:01) Quantum Encryption and Security (00:41:55) Limits and Future of Quantum Computing (00:54:12) Understanding Qubits vs Classical Bits (01:03:39) Quantum Measurement Asymmetry (01:09:10) Stern-Gerlach Experiment and Qubits (01:21:12) Quantum Spin and Measurement Effects (01:29:27) The Genetic Fields Analogy (01:37:07) Visualizing Quantum Phenomena (01:46:08) Quantum Error Correction Techniques (01:57:31) Alternative Quantum Computing Methods (02:09:03) Future Applications and Challenges (02:17:13) Scaling and Fault Tolerance in Quantum Computing (02:30:20) Bridging Quantum and Classical Computing (02:36:01) Co-design and Abstraction Layers #QuantumComputing, #QuantumMechanics, #QuantumPhysics, #Qubits, #QuantumEncryption, #QuantumAlgorithms, #QuantumTechnology, #QuantumComputer, #QuantumEntanglement, #QuantumErrorCorrection, #SuperconductingCircuits, #QuantumVsClassical, #FutureOfComputing, #QuantumSimulation, #QuantumRevolution, #Computing, #Physics, #Technology, #Science, #STEM, #sciencepodcast, #longformpodcast Check our short-films channel, @DemystifySci: https://www.youtube.com/c/DemystifyingScience AND our material science investigations of atomics, @MaterialAtomics https://www.youtube.com/@MaterialAtomics Join our mailing list https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S PODCAST INFO: Anastasia completed her PhD studying bioelectricity at Columbia University. When not talking to brilliant people or making movies, she spends her time painting, reading, and guiding backcountry excursions. Shilo also did his PhD at Columbia studying the elastic properties of molecular water. When he's not in the film studio, he's exploring sound in music. They are both freelance professors at various universities. - Blog: http://DemystifySci.com/blog - RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rss - Donate: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaD - Swag: https://bit.ly/2PXdC2y SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySci MUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671

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Yale's Steve Girvin is a pioneer of quantum computing, and our guide for our first foray into understanding how these systems do and don't work. Over the course of our conversation, we come to realize that quantum computers are not performing computations per se - they're more devices that an be used to answer a specific set of questions about reality. We dig into the details of why some questions can only be answered with a quantum computer, how next generation encryption services will come with a way of detecting eavesdroppers, and try once more to understand if there's a way of looking at the Stern Gerlach experiment that doesn't need any kind of magic. PATREON: get episodes early + join our weekly Patron Chat https://bit.ly/3lcAasB MERCH: Rock some DemystifySci gear : https://demystifysci.myspreadshop.com/ AMAZON: Do your shopping through this link: https://amzn.to/3YyoT98 SUBSTACK: https://substack.com/@UCqV4_7i9h1_V7hY48eZZSLw@demystifysci Further Reading: Stern-Gerlach "Quantization of Silver Atoms in Magnetic Field": https://arxiv.org/pdf/2301.11343 Stern-Gerlach Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stern%E2%80%93Gerlach_experiment C2QA Center: https://www.bnl.gov/quantumcenter/newsletter/news.php?a=219066 (00:00) Go! (00:06:46) Basics of Quantum Mechanics (00:14:00) Quantum Computing Challenges and Benefits (00:22:02) Quantum Computer as an Accelerator (00:34:21) Integration of Quantum and Classical Systems (00:37:01) Quantum Encryption and Security (00:41:55) Limits and Future of Quantum Computing (00:54:12) Understanding Qubits vs Classical Bits (01:03:39) Quantum Measurement Asymmetry (01:09:10) Stern-Gerlach Experiment and Qubits (01:21:12) Quantum Spin and Measurement Effects (01:29:27) The Genetic Fields Analogy (01:37:07) Visualizing Quantum Phenomena (01:46:08) Quantum Error Correction Techniques (01:57:31) Alternative Quantum Computing Methods (02:09:03) Future Applications and Challenges (02:17:13) Scaling and Fault Tolerance in Quantum Computing (02:30:20) Bridging Quantum and Classical Computing (02:36:01) Co-design and Abstraction Layers #QuantumComputing, #QuantumMechanics, #QuantumPhysics, #Qubits, #QuantumEncryption, #QuantumAlgorithms, #QuantumTechnology, #QuantumComputer, #QuantumEntanglement, #QuantumErrorCorrection, #SuperconductingCircuits, #QuantumVsClassical, #FutureOfComputing, #QuantumSimulation, #QuantumRevolution, #Computing, #Physics, #Technology, #Science, #STEM, #sciencepodcast, #longformpodcast Check our short-films channel, @DemystifySci: https://www.youtube.com/c/DemystifyingScience AND our material science investigations of atomics, @MaterialAtomics https://www.youtube.com/@MaterialAtomics Join our mailing list https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S PODCAST INFO: Anastasia completed her PhD studying bioelectricity at Columbia University. When not talking to brilliant people or making movies, she spends her time painting, reading, and guiding backcountry excursions. Shilo also did his PhD at Columbia studying the elastic properties of molecular water. When he's not in the film studio, he's exploring sound in music. They are both freelance professors at various universities. - Blog: http://DemystifySci.com/blog - RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rss - Donate: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaD - Swag: https://bit.ly/2PXdC2y SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySci MUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671

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