Hughes attempts to show that the mathematics of quantum mechanics, which can seem terribly arbitrary and ad hoc, has sensible underpinnings.

Wrapping your head around quantum physics is tricky, no matter how well-educated you are -- if it were easy, there wouldn't be problems making quantum computers. However, researchers at the ...

A “no math” (but seven-part) guide to modern quantum mechanics Welcome to "The curious observer’s guide to quantum mechanics"–featuring particle/wave duality.

A real quantum theory, with no imaginary numbers, would predict different results than standard quantum physics, allowing the experiment to distinguish which one is correct.

To overcome these challenges, Lauda and his team of physicists and mathematicians focused on a new class of mathematical theories called non-semisimple topological quantum field theories (TQFTs).

Lauda and his colleagues solve some of the problems with topological qubits by using a class of theoretical particles they ...

Researchers from Quantinuum have now developed an end-to-end quantum algorithm capable of solving a prominent problem in knot theory—a branch of mathematics for studying closed loops in 3D space ...

Quantum computers could soon be able to solve genuinely useful mathematical problems faster than classical computers, claims quantum computing firm Quantinuum.

An experimental computer made by a Canadian company has proved its ability to solve increasingly complex mathematical problems. But is it quantum mechanics? (D-Wave Systems) ...