Even a small level can take hours to fully collapse. In theory, a quantum computer should be able to do this much faster, since after all, it was the inspiration for this algorithm in the first place.

By measuring position, we destroy information about momentum; in jargon, we “collapse the wave function” onto a single position. Similarly, ... 22 comments on “ Quantum wave functions come alive! May ...

In 1926 Erwin Schrödinger asserted that a quantum object is described by a mathematical entity called a wave function, which encapsulates all that can be said about the object and its properties. As ...

A map of quantum physics, sound of a wave-function collapse, famous physicists as dogs. In the short term, the researchers plan to apply a similar type of analysis to other collapse theories, such as ...

The "wave function collapse" transforms vague clouds of quantum possibilities into the physical reality we know – but no one knows how. New experiments are finally revealing reality in the making ...