A hut in the quantum villageSpacetime cones and entanglementIt’s a summer of 1975 and a group of physicists are having a seminar in a village of Erice. F. Laloe writes (1) (in my translation): It is…Jun 24, 2023Jun 24, 2023
A hut in the quantum villageQuantifying the quantum industryIn this post I will try to provide an initial sketch of the quantum industry landscape, which will basically come down to quantifying…May 26, 2023May 26, 2023
A hut in the quantum villageQuantum non-localityQuantum theory is nonlocal. N. Gisin wrote this sentence in 1997 and got “considerable reactions”, because this statement was felt as…May 23, 2023May 23, 2023
A hut in the quantum villageOntologies of quantum mechanicsIn this post, I will start the discussion of ontologies of quantum mechanics, i.e. what kind of reality lies behind the mathematical…May 23, 2023May 23, 2023
A hut in the quantum villageWhen did the 2nd quantum revolution start?The word ‘revolution’ comes from Latin and it has may connotations, where one meaning of the word — technical (e.g. the 1st industrial…May 13, 2023May 13, 2023
A hut in the quantum villageIngredients of the second quantum revolutionWhen it comes to understanding the second quantum revolution, it might be a bit bewildering at first. Consider for example a blog by…May 1, 2023May 1, 2023
A hut in the quantum villageThe phenomenon of quantum entanglementIn this post, I will try to introduce the phenomenon of quantum entanglement, its relevance, possibilities that it offers and finally…Apr 29, 2023Apr 29, 2023
A hut in the quantum villageSemiotics of quantum mechanics II: the density matrixSo far, I have introduced notions of quantum state vectors and operators acting on those states, as this was enough to understand the…Apr 17, 2023Apr 17, 2023
A hut in the quantum villageQuantum entanglement as a base for computingA strange and wonderful mathematical formalism evolved in order to cope with this (quantum) behaviour, writes Roger Penrose at the…Feb 25, 2023Feb 25, 2023
A hut in the quantum villageSemiotics of quantum mechanicsFor a while now, I’ve been reading Roger Penrose’s The Road to Reality (2004). The book was published in 2004, but it is certain that Roger…Feb 20, 20231Feb 20, 20231
