I'm quite fascinated by this particular article, though not so much by quantum computing in general. I have some background in crystalline solids, so this is the first bit of work that's made...
I'm quite fascinated by this particular article, though not so much by quantum computing in general. I have some background in crystalline solids, so this is the first bit of work that's made sense to be beyond my larger experience of just using computers daily. I really liked this article that WaPo links to about time crystals. It goes into much more depth.
I am keen to see how this particular aspect is explored and what implications it has for the kinematics of other known states of matter:
Time crystals are a tough concept to grasp, but scientists say you can think of them like a perpetual motion machine, adding a caveat to the second law of thermodynamics, which states that any isolated systems will degenerate into a more disordered state or entropy. Their existence also undermines Newton’s first law of motion, detailing how an object must react to motion.
I'm not sure thinking of them as perpetual motion is so useful. Frank Wilczek wrote a very accessible introduction a few years ago that's much better:...
Huh, WTF. It was working when I first did it, but now it's blank for me too. :( Weird thing though... when I redo it, it works again. So perhaps manually forcing it to fetch the article again will...
It really does! Normally I'd detest such naming, but what's great about it is that the name implies a uniform structure in a stable state, which this atomic arrangement appears to be, yet it does...
It really does! Normally I'd detest such naming, but what's great about it is that the name implies a uniform structure in a stable state, which this atomic arrangement appears to be, yet it does weird stuff with respect to time.
I'm quite fascinated by this particular article, though not so much by quantum computing in general. I have some background in crystalline solids, so this is the first bit of work that's made sense to be beyond my larger experience of just using computers daily. I really liked this article that WaPo links to about time crystals. It goes into much more depth.
I am keen to see how this particular aspect is explored and what implications it has for the kinematics of other known states of matter:
How are they perpetual machines or undermine those laws if they can only exist for a few milliseconds?
I'm not sure thinking of them as perpetual motion is so useful. Frank Wilczek wrote a very accessible introduction a few years ago that's much better: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-exquisite-precision-of-time-crystals/
That article is behind a paywall.
https://outline.com/dt3fXgSee belowhttps://outline.com/https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-exquisite-precision-of-time-crystals/
For some reason that one is a blank page.
Huh, WTF. It was working when I first did it, but now it's blank for me too. :( Weird thing though... when I redo it, it works again. So perhaps manually forcing it to fetch the article again will work for you too?
https://outline.com/https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-exquisite-precision-of-time-crystals/
That one works!
If I may post some noise, the name "time crystal" seems like it comes right out of a movie.
It really does! Normally I'd detest such naming, but what's great about it is that the name implies a uniform structure in a stable state, which this atomic arrangement appears to be, yet it does weird stuff with respect to time.
The first thing I thought of was Season 2 of Star Trek: Discovery, where "time crystals" play an important role in the plot.
I'm pretty sure there are Time Crystal's in Rick & Morty.