October 2023 Cosmology of Light Newsletter

Volume 3 | Issue 10 | October 2023

Cosmology of Light Newsletter

Hello Friends,

We are at a crucial point in history where regardless of field, it is penetration of what lies within, in the apparently small, that will yield mastery of all that is without, in the apparently large. If we want infinite amounts of renewable energy, or want to travel forever through the vastness of space, or even create an extraordinarily intelligent 'AI', it is not out there that we need to look, but within, at the intricacies of the quantum realm.

A first clue of this should be evident in the explosive variation of matter and life, that must originate in the quantum realms. Already this points to a vitality and creativity that must be configured in conceptions of the small - in quantum technology and computing - if ever we are to reach beyond a first grappling of problems associated with space and time, to master the expansiveness of Possibility.

In this newsletter i revisit some fundamentals of the small by drawing attention to quantum properties, a different interpretation of the atom, and highlighting a related Forbes event to take place in December.

Best Wishes,

Pravir

A Look At Quantum Properties

We have barely begun to understand the quantum realm from which all matter and life emerge. By putting on a systems thinking hat it becomes possible to reinterpret existing properties. Looking at the popular property of 'superposition':

Superposition: When we consider the fact that it is a specific set of functions—conductivity, malleability, ductility, resistance to oxidation—that accompanies silver, it can be said that these functions superpose with the form of silver to give it its unique set of behaviors as an element. Superposition, then, becomes a process by which a precise set of functions that exist in some quantum space impart their qualities onto a precise physical atomic configuration on the material plane. But if this is the case, then once we learn to penetrate such a quantum space and superpose and entangle the object of computation, it will be technologically possible to arbitrate function into form and potentially alter or create materials in a different way.

It also become possible to propose new quantum properties such as 'intelligence':

Intelligence: All surfacing of matter and life can be seen to be sourced from the quantum levels. Working backward, cells are comprised of molecular plans, which are comprised of molecules, which are comprised of atoms, which are comprised of quantum particles, which are accumulations sourced from the quantum levels. In this way of seeing, it can be said that each subsequent form houses more of the intelligence native to the quantum levels. If this is the case, then technologically, it becomes imperative to source future forms of intelligence from the quantum levels, in addition to the current trend of pushing intelligence through AI. This also then becomes a business opportunity for a new genre of products.

Read more in the Forbes article on quantum properties.

The Most Successful Of Quantum Computers: The Atom

The atom, let us remember, is a world in itself. Atoms, after all, are comprised of quantum particles. Their nuclei are made from quarks bonded together through the action of bosons. Electrons, another type of quantum particle, exist in stable orbits around the nucleus. Electrons may exist in multiple superposed states, and the fact that all atoms of the same atomic number exhibit the same properties regardless of where in the universe they exist reinforces the quantum phenomenon of entanglement. This also suggests that the lifetime of quantum states (such as superposition and entanglement, among others) do endure.

But this stable entity is in a continual state of change due to interaction with or releasing photons. In other words, the atom is subject to persistent dynamics of quantum computation as light (a.k.a photons) continually changes its state. The atom, then, is perhaps the most stable of quantum computers, robustly operating in a range of environments and also proving that it is not subject to decoherence while easily connecting with other atoms to create complex chains of molecules—therefore proving, again and again, that scalability of quantum computers is the natural law of things.

So, the question, then, is if nature can easily and abundantly scale atom-based quantum computers that continually exhibit superposition and entanglement and remain stable and beyond the vagaries of decoherence, then why can’t leading companies at the forefront of today’s quantum computing industry?

Read more in the article Learning From the Atom-Based Quantum Computer.

Event: From the Near to the Far

Extracted from 'From the Near to the Far' Forbes event:

"Quantum computing is an area with massive potential. This derives from the promise of exponentially speeding up computing by leveraging quantum mechanical properties and the fact that the quantum realm separates the visible from the invisible. The latter implies that no matter how much we know, there will always be more that we do not know. This, in turn, will always be a source of new technologies that will continue to drive us far into the future. This session hosted by Forbes Technology Council quantum computing Group Leader, Pravir Malik, will provide an approach to penetrating the unknown, and the possible technologies that will derive from such exploration.

Key Areas of Focus include the following:

A simple framework based on the famous double-slit experiment to make an exploration into the quantum unknown
Potential technologies that will surface from such an exploration
A possible quantum computing roadmap leading from the near to the far'

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