http://www.sci-news.com/physics/topological-superconductivity-07501.html
Topological Superconductivity Holds Promise for Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing “The new discovery of topological superconductivity in a two-dimensional platform paves the way for building scalable topological qubits to not only store quantum information, but also to manipulate the quantum states that are free of error,” Dr. Shabani said. On Sat, Aug 17, 2019 at 11:40 AM JonesBeene <jone...@pacbell.net> wrote: > To clarify: > > > > “A photon cycling protocol could even be hidden away under the cover of 60 > Hertz input” > > > > Most observers balk at such talk – that is, rapid cycling of temperature > over a wide range in an actual operating environment, which is restrained > by so-called thermal inertia – itself a fiction when it comes to small > geometry – nano and below. > > > > On the surface, rapid cycling may not seem to relate well to actual > thermal change over a wide range. However, if the relevant parameter being > cycled is not temperature per se but “comperature” then oscillation could > happen far more rapidly than actual extreme cycling of temperature > suggests. “Comperature” would be the operative concept. > > > > It becomes a semantics issue. AFAIK the parameter of “comperature” was > introduced by F. Grimer here years ago - but largely ignored as it bridges > the gap between QM and macro reality in a way that may be uncomfortable to > mechanical engineers. But it is useful in the present context of nano > geometry. In short, comperature can be defined as a single variable or > parameter which is an amalgam of pressure and temperature at the atomic > and molecular level. > > > > The two properties cannot be truly separated in a practical sense as Boyle > observed many years ago – and perhaps they cannot be separated at all in > condensed matter. For instance, hydrogen, which has been captured in the > Casimir pores of a ferromagnetic metal at ambient or even well above > ambient – could nevertheless physically experience the equivalent > restriction in degrees of freedom as if at absolute zero. Having high > effective over-voltage is the same as extreme compression. At a loading of > 1:1 in a metal matrix, the effective pressure is arguably well over 10,000 > bar, according to Frank, and thus the relevant comperature would possess an > effective temperature equivalent near absolute zero. > > > > In the case of superconductivity then - even at ambient ‘normal’ > temperature in the larger system a hydride could be considered cooled to 1 > degree K in a relativistic sense. > > > > > > >
