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ERLANGEN, Germany, Feb. 17, 2010 – An international team headed by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light is using polarized light (light waves that oscillate in a particular plane) to design a simple model for a quantum physical random walk of a person. According to the team, these experiments could provide new insights into statistical processes such as photosynthesis, and help to accelerate search algorithms. Everywhere and nowhere: a sphere with quantum properties can roll in any direction on a Galton board. At the end, there is a higher probability that it will be found at the edges. In a...Read full article

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    Published: February 2010
    Basic ScienceChristine SilberhornEuropeGalton boardGermanyhermaphroditic stateKatiuscia CassemiroLight Sourceslight waveMax Planck Institute for the Science of Lightphotonsphotosynthesisphysicspolarized lightquantum computersquantum mechanical random walkquantum physicsResearch & TechnologySensors & DetectorsUniversity of EdinburghUniversity of Prague

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