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Patent drawing for Information processing apparatus and apparatus for evaluating whether information processing method is possible
US 8,619,242 B2
Computing & instruments US 8,619,242 B2 Expired

Information processing apparatus and apparatus for evaluating whether information processing method is possible

This invention describes a machine designed to evaluate whether devices that manipulate tiny particles, such as those proposed for quantum computers, can actually function. It works by generating a beam of these microscopic particles, guiding them through a narrow path, and then detecting them. The machine then uses a special mathematical function, called a statistical wave function, to analyze the collected data and determine the feasibility of the particle-handling device.

Why it matters: Filed when quantum computing was largely theoretical, significant advancements in nanotechnology and experimental quantum physics since 2006 make building such a particle-beam evaluation apparatus more feasible. The increased global investment in quantum computing also makes an apparatus for evaluating its fundamental feasibility more critical now.

Status
ExpiredProtection ended and was never renewed
How hard to build
SpecializedParticle beam hardware, specialized detectors, complex software.

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