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Quantum computer simulates matter popping into existence
Original: Quantum computer simulates matter “popping into existence”
Researchers have used a quantum computer to simulate particles of matter appearing out of the vacuum, reproducing a phenomenon predicted by quantum field theory in which energy can briefly convert into matter-antimatter pairs. The experiment offers a new way to study fundamental physics that is otherwise out of reach of traditional computers, and physicists say such simulations could help probe processes occurring in the early universe.
Why now: The successful simulation of virtual particle creation demonstrates quantum computers tackling problems classical machines cannot, a milestone for physics and computing.
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