It’s Not Science Fiction Anymore: The Connection Between Quantum Computers, Teleportation, and Time Crystals (Plus, a Little History)
The long-term promise of reliable quantum computing is hard to overstate. Its potential to cure disease, create much-needed material breakthroughs, and even solve big problems like climate change is not technological bluster, it’s a real possibility. Time crystals are an entirely new form of matter in which particles move forever and don’t lose energy.
The History of Pi (π) – Approximate Past and Quantum Future
Representations of pi (π) help scientists use values that are close to the real thing without having to store a million digits. Creating a new pi required using a series, which is a structured set of terms that either converge to a single expression or diverge. In a new study, physicists use principles of quantum mechanics to build a new model of the abstract concept of π. Or, more accurately, they built a new model that happens to include a cool new representation of π. But what does this mean, and why do we need different representations of π?
$1 million to anyone who solves one of the 7 hardest math problems in the world – The Riemann Hypothesis
Major breakthroughs in mathematics and science are usually the result of many people working over many years. In 2000, seven mathematical problems were awarded $1 million each, and only one has been solved to date.