> why not just pick a random number using some quantum process, classically test whether or not it's a divisor of the number you're trying to factor, and kill yourself if it's not?
All universes affect the probability of something occurring in each universe. That is how each universe contributes a bit of the Fourier offset which gives off the period in pretty much all universes.
Because finding the right divisor is so unlikely, you run a high risk of killing yourself in all universes. As Scott emphasizes, quantum computers don’t run possibilities in parallel!
All universes affect the probability of something occurring in each universe. That is how each universe contributes a bit of the Fourier offset which gives off the period in pretty much all universes.
Because finding the right divisor is so unlikely, you run a high risk of killing yourself in all universes. As Scott emphasizes, quantum computers don’t run possibilities in parallel!