Computer game helped to solve the problems of quantum physics – Moskovsky Komsomolets

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Gamers who do not have special knowledge in the field of quantum physics helped professionals to solve problems, to find the answer to that is typically involved in modern supercomputers. The video game, by which it became possible, has been developed by physicists from Denmark, representing the University of Aarhus.

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The game is called “Quantum of movement» (Quantum Moves), according to its creators, it has become one of the first projects of “civic science”, implemented it in this form. The essence of such projects is that the people who want in your spare time to help promote science professionals, are able to do so, even if they do not have a technical background. In this case, wanting to have the opportunity to bring the creation of the first full-fledged quantum computer – a computer that is believed by many experts, one day will replace traditional computers, and will be incomparably more productive than predecessors.

Experts say that, in their opinion, at the moment no one supercomputer is unable to transcend the human mind. Therefore, in order to calculate the optimal speed of the atoms, which in quantum computers contains information that researchers have not entered the data into the machine to render all possible options, and created on the basis of their computer game.

At first glance, it may seem that the game task – to move the purple water, changing the topography underneath. In fact, “water” is an atom that is part of the qubit – a unit of information in a quantum computer. Irregularities in the surface, in turn, allow the display wave nature of the particles. If the water is “razolёtsya”, it would mean that the atoms were removed from the state of quantum entanglement in which they should be. The player’s task is to as quickly as possible to move the water without spilling it. The game takes into account all of the physical features that distinguish the quantum world, portrayed in the game, from the real world

The best results are obtained by the players, according to scientists, can be repeated with a laser in the laboratory -. That is put into practice.