Physicists Create New Phases of Matter That Act Like They Have Two Time Dimensions
Physicists have created an extraordinary phase of matter never seen before in a quantum computer. Physicists demonstrate a less error-prone way of storing quantum information by subjecting quantum computer qubits to quasi-rhythmic laser pulses based on the Fibonacci sequence. Physicists have created an extraordinary, never-before-seen phase of matter by shining a sequence of laser pulses inspired by the Fibonacci sequence on atoms inside a quantum computer. Although there is still only a single time stream, phases have the benefit of two time dimensions, physicists report July 20 in the journal. Natural . This mind-bending property offers a much-desired benefit: Information stored in phases is much more protected from error than the alternative settings currently used in quantum computers. As a result, information can last longer without becoming garbled, an important milestone to create quantum computing Perform computations using quantum mechanical phenomena such as superposition a