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  • Quantum computers can perform complex computations thanks to their ability to represent an enormous number of different states at the same time in a so-called quantum superposition. Representing these superpositions of states is incredibly difficult to describe. Now, a research team has found a relatively simple method to simulate some relevant quantum superpositions of states. The illustration shows one of these superpositions, which can be created inside what’s known as a continuous-variable quantum computer. The team was able to observe how these states change when they interact with each other, and they were also able to simulate those changes using wave-like patterns - like the ones you see in the image.

Quantum computers can perform complex computations thanks to their ability to represent an enormous number of different states at the same time in a so-called quantum superposition. Representing these superpositions of states is incredibly difficult to describe. Now, a research team has found a relatively simple method to simulate some relevant quantum superpositions of states. The illustration shows one of these superpositions, which can be created inside what’s known as a continuous-variable quantum computer. The team was able to observe how these states change when they interact with each other, and they were also able to simulate those changes using wave-like patterns - like the ones you see in the image.


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