Quantum Simulation of Complex Systems
How quantum computers could simulate complex systems in materials science and biology, how they compare with classical simulation, and limits.
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Quantum-Based Artificial Life Simulations
How artificial life simulations might use quantum computing, what emergent behaviors are studied, and the scientific and ethical questions.
Quantum Models of Ecosystem Dynamics
An exploration of quantum effects relevant to ecology, from energy transfer in photosynthesis to quantum computing for ecological models.
Quantum Electromechanical Systems and Their Uses
Quantum electromechanical systems couple tiny mechanical resonators to quantum circuits or light. Their physics, experiments and sensing uses.
Quantum Decision Making: Order Effects Explained
Quantum probability models explain decision effects such as question-order effects that classical probability struggles with. How they work.
Quantum Data Fusion: Combining Noisy Sources
Quantum data fusion combines information from several noisy sources. How quantum methods might help and how they compare with classical fusion.
Quantum Models of Cognition: Theory and Criticism
Quantum models of cognition use the mathematics of quantum probability to describe human judgments. Key ideas, evidence and criticism.
Quantum Computational Neuroscience: The Claims
What quantum computational neuroscience proposes: quantum models of brain activity, quantum sensors and simulations, and the scientific criticism.
Quantum-Enhanced Machine Vision and Its Limits
How quantum algorithms might be applied to machine vision tasks such as object recognition and image classification, and the current limits.
Quantum Coherence in Biological Systems
What is known about quantum coherence in living systems, from photosynthesis and enzyme tunneling to more speculative ideas about the brain.
Quantum Simulation for Materials Science
How quantum simulation models materials from atomic interactions up, predicts properties and could speed up the design of new materials.
Quantum Optimization in Supply Chain Planning
How quantum optimization is being tested in supply chain planning and logistics, what it could improve, and the hardware limits it faces.