Monstres dins l'armari

The goal of quantum computing is to exploit this strange sort of parallelism that is inherent in the laws of physics as we currently understand them.
The trouble is that, the instant we look at our computer, we “collapse” it like a soufflé— meaning that we see only one of the possible measurement outcomes. To switch metaphors, it’s as if our computer conjures into existence an exponentially-powerful monster, who then scurries into a closet as soon as we switch on the lights. But in that case, why does it even matter that the monster was ever there?

-- The Limits of Quantum Computers, un artícle de Scott Aaronson.

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