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This is probably a dumb layman question but as I understand it quantum computing makes use of the superposition principle in which a qbit can be in more states at once until it’s observed. A wavefunction has been described in a metaphor as if a person is missing in New York, the wavefunction describes him to be anywhere in that area, and when the police find him in Central Park the wavefunction collapsed. But if a wavefunction is not a physical object and a superposition only describes are knowledge (according to copenhagen interpretation)of the system how can it help with computing?

This is probably a dumb layman question but as I understand it quantum computing makes use of the superposition principle in which a qbit can be in more states at once until it’s observed. A wavefunction has been described in a metaphor as if a person is missing in New York, the wavefunction describes him to be anywhere in that area, and when the police find him in Central Park the wavefunction collapsed. But if a wavefunction is not a physical object and a superposition only describes our knowledge (according to the Copenhagen interpretation) of the system how can it help with computing?

This is probably a dumb layman question but as I understand it quantum computing makes use of the superposition principle in which a qbit can be in more states at once until it’s observed. A wavefunction has been described in a metaphor as if a person is missing in New York, the wavefunction describes him to be anywhere in that area, and the police find him in Central Park. But if a wavefunction is not a physical object and a superposition only describes are knowledge (according to copenhagen interpretation)of the system how can it help with computing?

This is probably a dumb layman question but as I understand it quantum computing makes use of the superposition principle in which a qbit can be in more states at once until it’s observed. A wavefunction has been described in a metaphor as if a person is missing in New York, the wavefunction describes him to be anywhere in that area, and when the police find him in Central Park the wavefunction collapsed. But if a wavefunction is not a physical object and a superposition only describes are knowledge (according to copenhagen interpretation)of the system how can it help with computing?

This is probably a dumb layman question but as I understand it quantum computing maken use of the superposition principle in which a qbit can be in more states at once until it’s observed. A wavefunction has been described in a metaphor as if a person is missing in New York, the wavefunction collapses to one state when the police find him in Central Park. But if a wavefunction is not a physical object and a superposition only describes are knowledge (according to copenhagen interpretation)of the system how can it help with computing?

This is probably a dumb layman question but as I understand it quantum computing makes use of the superposition principle in which a qbit can be in more states at once until it’s observed. A wavefunction has been described in a metaphor as if a person is missing in New York, the wavefunction describes him to be anywhere in that area, and the police find him in Central Park. But if a wavefunction is not a physical object and a superposition only describes are knowledge (according to copenhagen interpretation)of the system how can it help with computing?