27 Nov
2018
27 Nov
'18
8:42 p.m.
Is it just me, or does anyone else think that *bosons* are a better choice for Quantum Computation than *fermions* ? With bosons, a QC engineer has the option of putting a large number of bosons (i.e., a large amount of energy) into every state, while with Fermions, you're dealing with a single, quite small amount of energy state. Not a lot of design space to work with. We've also got lots and lots of experience with electrical and magnetic fields and electromagnetic photons. Yes, photons are "large" compared with the feature sizes enabled by electrons, but on the other hand, we're now approaching the ~ 1 nmeter size needed for quantum dots for visible light photons. What am I missing here?