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tridim

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3. Which probably means that quantum tunneled chemistry will be in our toolkit soon.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 04:17 PM

Jul 2013

I've also read that simulations of nature on quantum computers aren't actually simulations, they are REAL. Simulate a molecule on a quantum computer, and that molecule actually exists.

I bet there is a correlation.

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Which probably means that quantum tunneled chemistry will be in our toolkit soon. tridim Jul 2013 #3

What? caraher Jul 2013 #6

I meant to say FUTURE quantum computers. I'll look for the article. tridim Jul 2013 #7

The polymerization of formaldehyde by tunneling was studied long ago ... eppur_se_muova Jul 2013 #4