Wouldn't it be interesting if the effort to simulate a quantum computer led to some fantastically novel mathematical insights about quantum mechanics...
Good point, simulation is one of the best ways to understand something. Having to go through and design something which exhibits the same behaviors you've observed is basically the exact process of developing a deeper understanding of that thing.
i think it's weird how the newscientist for some reason decided to present the two efforts as being in competition or something. well it's not really weird, it's just clickbait, but you get my point
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