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God Does Play Dice With The Universe
The measurements of Quantum systems are truly random.
I have been writing a Quantum Computing publication called Into Quantum, and here is one of the fundamental lessons you need to learn in Quantum mechanics before understanding how Quantum computers work.
I have a question for you (and many would think it’s silly).
Are the results of tossing a coin random?
Although we have been taught that that is it from a very young age, the answer is No.
Then why is it considered random for practical purposes? — you’d ask.
To answer this, let’s understand how a coin toss works.
The Classical Physics Behind A Coin Toss
The trajectory of a tossed coin can simply be described using Newton’s equations of motion:
where:
F
is the force acting on the coin from the tosser’s thumbm
is the mass of the coina
is the acceleration of the coin due to this force
But there’s more to it.
The motion of the coin also depends on the —
- Torque applied by the tosser’s thumb