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Dec 20, 2023

New strategy reveals ‘full chemical complexity’ of quantum decoherence

Posted by in categories: chemistry, computing, particle physics, quantum physics

In quantum mechanics, particles can exist in multiple states at the same time, defying the logic of everyday experiences. This property, known as quantum superposition, is the basis for emerging quantum technologies that promise to transform computing, communication, and sensing. But quantum superpositions face a significant challenge: quantum decoherence. During this process, the delicate superposition of quantum states breaks down when interacting with its surrounding environment.

To unlock the power of chemistry to build complex molecular architectures for practical quantum applications, scientists need to understand and control so that they can design with specific quantum coherence properties. Doing so requires knowing how to rationally modify a molecule’s chemical structure to modulate or mitigate quantum decoherence.

To that end, scientists need to know the “spectral density,” the quantity that summarizes how fast the environment moves and how strongly it interacts with the quantum system.

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  1. WAYNE D OWEN says:

    Like something was accidently created generates impossible nucleon annihilation reactions that something is called inverted Rydberg below ground state UDH-UDD