Qubits – quantum bits – are the fundamental units of quantum computation. These are my own “quantum bits”: short snippets from my learning journey as I return to physics. Each post captures a small piece of discovery – concepts I’m unpacking, equations I’m revisiting and insights emerging as I become a student again at 58. This is my evolving superposition of curiosity, discipline and late‑life scientific renewal.
A life rebooted at 58: where nuclear physics, quantum algorithms and Oxford’s imagination collide to challenge everything we think we know.
A physicist on crutches, a mathematician beside her, and a quantum idea revealing why moving slowly can change everything.
Quantum futures don’t widen like a cone — they branch, interfere and reshape themselves, giving us a teddy‑shaped map of possibility.
Quantum Computing Wasn’t a Thing in My Day
Shor’s algorithm at 5am reminded me how quantum ideas can upend certainties – and how returning to physics after 35 years feels electric and timely.
Entangled partners, shared states, and Bell‑pair romance — how Alice and Bob moved from textbook abstractions to the mathematics of my real life.
The Tale of Reappearing Circuits
In our quantum‑gates duel, recurring subcircuits evolve like living motifs—emerging, adapting and reappearing across problems, revealing a computational ecosystem echoing the emergence debates sparked by Mythos.
