ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Shohini Ghose - Quantum physicist, equity advocate
Shohini Ghose explores the strange quantum world of atoms and photons to understand the fundamental laws of the universe and harness them for quantum computing and communication -- and works to make science accessible and inclusive for people of all genders and backgrounds.

Why you should listen

As Shohini Ghose writes: "I've always wanted to be an explorer. As a girl I was inspired by Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian to go to space. I haven't made it to space yet, but I did become an explorer of a strange and exciting new world -- the quantum world of microscopic particles such as electrons and photons. I'm a theoretical physicist who examines how the laws of quantum physics can be harnessed to transform computation and communication. My colleagues and I made the first-ever observations of cesium atoms that demonstrated a connection between chaos theory and quantum entanglement.

"The activist in me questions why only three women have ever won the Nobel Prize in physics. I am passionate about addressing gender issues in science and recently founded the Laurier Centre for Women in Science, the first centre of its kind in Canada. I also work to create a vibrant and inclusive physics community in Canada as the vice president of the Canadian Association of Physicists. I love teaching and have co-authored Canada's largest selling introductory astronomy textbook."

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Shohini Ghose: Quantum computing explained in 10 minutes

修西尼·高斯: 10分钟了解量子计算机

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量子计算机可不只是现有电脑的加强版;量子计算机是全新的设备,它基于新兴的科学知识——远不止不确定性这么简单。与TED演讲者修西尼·高斯一同进入量子秘境,一起了解量子技术的潜在应用:改变医药行业、创造不可破解的密码、甚至实现量子信息传递。
- Quantum physicist, equity advocate
Shohini Ghose explores the strange quantum world of atoms and photons to understand the fundamental laws of the universe and harness them for quantum computing and communication -- and works to make science accessible and inclusive for people of all genders and backgrounds. Full bio

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00:12
Let's play a game游戏.
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我们来玩个游戏。
假设你现在
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Imagine想像 that you are in Las拉斯维加斯 Vegas拉斯维加斯,
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在拉斯维加斯的一个赌场里,
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in a casino赌场,
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and you decide决定 to play a game游戏
on one of the casino's赌场的 computers电脑,
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而且你决定要在赌场内的
某台电脑上玩游戏,
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just like you might威力 play
solitaire纸牌 or chess.
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你可能会玩纸牌或者象棋。
电脑能像真人玩家一样,
在游戏中出牌或走棋。
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The computer电脑 can make moves移动
in the game游戏, just like a human人的 player播放机.
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这是一个硬币游戏。
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This is a coin硬币 game游戏.
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首先,一个硬币正面朝上,
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It starts启动 with a coin硬币 showing展示 heads,
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电脑会先开始玩。
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and the computer电脑 will play first.
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It can choose选择 to flip翻动 the coin硬币 or not,
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电脑可以选择
把硬币翻过来或者不翻,
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but you don't get to see the outcome结果.
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但是你看不到结果。
接下来就轮到你了。
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Next下一个, it's your turn.
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你也可以选择
把硬币翻过来或者不翻,
00:44
You can also choose选择
to flip翻动 the coin硬币 or not,
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而你的选择不会
被透露给你的对手(电脑)。
00:47
and your move移动 will not be revealed透露
to your opponent对手, the computer电脑.
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接下来,又轮到电脑做选择:
把硬币翻过来或者不翻。
00:51
Finally最后, the computer电脑 plays播放 again,
and can flip翻动 the coin硬币 or not,
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and after these three rounds,
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三轮过后,
硬币的朝向会被揭晓。
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the coin硬币 is revealed透露,
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如果正面朝上,那电脑就赢了;
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and if it is heads, the computer电脑 wins,
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01:03
if it's tails尾巴, you win赢得.
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如果反面朝上,那你就赢了。
这是一个非常简单的游戏,
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So it's a pretty漂亮 simple简单 game游戏,
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and if everybody每个人 plays播放 honestly老老实实,
and the coin硬币 is fair公平,
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如果每个人都老实参与游戏,
而且硬币也是质地均匀的,
01:11
then you have a 50 percent百分 chance机会
of winning胜利 this game游戏.
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那你赢得这场游戏的概率是50%。
01:15
And to confirm确认 that,
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为了确认这一点,
我让我的学生在我们的
电脑上玩了这个游戏。
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I asked my students学生们 to play
this game游戏 on our computers电脑,
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尝试了很多很多次之后,
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and after many许多, many许多 tries尝试,
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他们的获胜率恰巧为50%
或者接近50%,
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their winning胜利 rate ended结束 up
being存在 50 percent百分, or close to 50 percent百分,
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as expected预期.
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意料之中。
这个游戏听起来有些无聊,是吧?
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Sounds声音 like a boring无聊 game游戏, right?
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但是,如果你能在量子计算机上
玩这个游戏,那会怎样呢?
01:30
But what if you could play this game游戏
on a quantum量子 computer电脑?
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目前,据我所知,
01:34
Now, Las拉斯维加斯 Vegas拉斯维加斯 casinos赌场
do not have quantum量子 computers电脑,
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拉斯维加斯的赌场并没有量子计算机,
01:37
as far as I know,
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不过IBM已经制造了一台
可以正常运行的量子计算机。
01:39
but IBMIBM has built内置
a working加工 quantum量子 computer电脑.
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就是这台。
01:42
Here it is.
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什么是量子计算机呢?
01:44
But what is a quantum量子 computer电脑?
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量子力学研究
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Well, quantum量子 physics物理 describes介绍
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原子和基本粒子,如电子、光子的
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the behavior行为 of atoms原子
and fundamental基本的 particles粒子,
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like electrons电子 and photons光子.
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运动规律。
量子计算机通过
控制这些粒子的运动
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So a quantum量子 computer电脑 operates操作
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by controlling控制 the behavior行为
of these particles粒子,
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来实现运行,
但其运行方式
与普通电脑截然不同。
02:00
but in a way that is completely全然 different不同
from our regular定期 computers电脑.
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量子计算机可不只是
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So a quantum量子 computer电脑
is not just a more powerful强大 version
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of our current当前 computers电脑,
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现有电脑的加强版,
就像电灯泡不是
蜡烛的加强版一样。
02:10
just like a light bulb灯泡
is not a more powerful强大 candle蜡烛.
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即使你不断地改良蜡烛,
也做不出电灯泡。
02:14
You cannot不能 build建立 a light bulb灯泡
by building建造 better and better candles蜡烛.
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电灯泡需要完全不同的技术,
02:19
A light bulb灯泡 is a different不同 technology技术,
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based基于 on deeper更深 scientific科学 understanding理解.
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基于更深层次的科学认识。
同样,量子计算机是
一种基于量子力学的
02:23
Similarly同样, a quantum量子 computer电脑
is a new kind of device设备,
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全新设备;
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based基于 on the science科学 of quantum量子 physics物理,
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就像电灯泡带来了社会变革,
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and just like a light bulb灯泡
transformed改造 society社会,
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量子计算机也很可能
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quantum量子 computers电脑
have the potential潜在 to impact碰撞
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会影响人类生活的方方面面,
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so many许多 aspects方面 of our lives生活,
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including包含 our security安全 needs需求,
our health健康 care关心 and even the internet互联网.
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如安全需求、卫生保健、
甚至是互联网。
因此,全球数家公司
正在研发量子计算机,
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So companies公司 all around the world世界
are working加工 to build建立 these devices设备,
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量子计算机究竟为何
让我们如此激动?
02:47
and to see what
the excitement激动 is all about,
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let's play our game游戏 on a quantum量子 computer电脑.
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我们在量子计算机上玩个游戏看看。
02:52
So I can log日志 into IBM'sIBM的
quantum量子 computer电脑 from right here,
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我可以就地登入
IBM的量子计算机,
也就是说,
我可以远程玩游戏,
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which哪一个 means手段 I can play the game游戏 remotely远程,
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你也可以。
03:00
and so can you.
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首先,要记得提前
从TED获得一个邮箱,
03:02
To make this happen发生, you may可能 remember记得
getting得到 an email电子邮件 ahead of time, from TEDTED,
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你参与游戏的话,
03:07
asking you whether是否 you would choose选择
to flip翻动 the coin硬币 or not,
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邮箱信息会问你是否要翻转硬币。
03:11
if you played发挥 the game游戏.
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实际上,我们会问你
要选圆圈还是方块。
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Well, actually其实, we asked you to choose选择
between之间 a circle or a square广场.
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你事先并不知道,
不过你选圆圈就是要把硬币翻面,
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You didn't know it, but your choice选择
of circle meant意味着 "flip翻动 the coin硬币,"
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你选方块就是不翻面。
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and your choice选择 of square广场
was "don't flip翻动."
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我们收到了372条回复。
03:24
We received收到 372 responses回复.
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在此要谢谢大家的参与。
03:27
Thank you.
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03:28
That means手段 we can play 372 games游戏
against反对 the quantum量子 computer电脑
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这意味着我们可以用你们的选择
跟量子计算机玩372把游戏。
03:33
using运用 your choices选择.
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03:34
And it's a pretty漂亮 fast快速 game游戏 to play,
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这个游戏很快就能结束,
我现在就可以给你们看结果。
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so I can show显示 you the results结果 right here.
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不幸的是,你们运气不太好。
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Unfortunately不幸, you didn't do very well.
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03:42
(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
量子计算机在每轮游戏中基本都会赢。
03:44
The quantum量子 computer电脑 won韩元
almost几乎 every一切 game游戏.
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只输了几把,而这是计算机
自身的操作错误造成的。
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It lost丢失 a few少数 only because
of operational操作 errors错误 in the computer电脑.
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(笑声)
03:51
(Laughter笑声)
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03:53
So how did it achieve实现
this amazing惊人 winning胜利 streak条纹?
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那么,量子计算机怎么能够
如此惊人的接连获胜呢?
看起来像是魔术或作弊一样,
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It seems似乎 like magic魔法 or cheating作弊,
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but actually其实, it's just
quantum量子 physics物理 in action行动.
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但实际上,这是因为
量子力学在发挥作用。
操作如下:
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Here's这里的 how it works作品.
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A regular定期 computer电脑 simulates可模拟
heads or tails尾巴 of a coin硬币 as a bit,
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普通计算机用比特
模仿硬币的正面或反面,
即0或者1,
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a zero or a one,
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或是用电脑芯片内的
电流供断来模仿。
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or a current当前 flipping翻转 on and off
inside your computer电脑 chip芯片.
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量子计算机则全然不同。
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A quantum量子 computer电脑
is completely全然 different不同.
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量子比特更易变,
具有非二进制特性,
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A quantum量子 bit has a more fluid流体,
nonbinary非二进制 identity身分.
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能以0和1叠加,
或者说组合的形式存在,
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It can exist存在 in a superposition叠加,
or a combination组合 of zero and one,
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有可能为0,
有可能为1。
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with some probability可能性 of being存在 zero
and some probability可能性 of being存在 one.
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换句话说,
其特性处于一个范围内。
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In other words,
its identity身分 is on a spectrum光谱.
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比如说,它有70%的可能性是0,
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For example, it could have
a 70 percent百分 chance机会 of being存在 zero
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and a 30 percent百分 chance机会 of being存在 one
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和30%的可能性是1,
也可能是八二分或六四分,,
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or 80-20 or 60-40.
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有无穷的可能性。
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The possibilities可能性 are endless无穷.
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The key idea理念 here
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关键是
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is that we have to give up
on precise精确 values of zero and one
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我们需要放弃绝对的0和1,
接受一些不确定性。
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and allow允许 for some uncertainty不确定.
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所以在玩游戏时,
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So during the game游戏,
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量子计算机创造了正面和反面,
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the quantum量子 computer电脑 creates创建
this fluid流体 combination组合 of heads and tails尾巴,
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即0和1的易变组合。
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zero and one,
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so that no matter what the player播放机 does,
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所以不论玩家怎么选,
将硬币翻面与否,
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flip翻动 or no flip翻动,
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the superposition叠加 remains遗迹 intact完整.
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叠加均不受影响。
就像是搅拌两种液体的混合物。
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It's kind of like stirring搅拌
a mixture混合物 of two fluids流体.
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不论你搅拌与否,
两种液体仍在混合物中,
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Whether是否 or not you stir搅拌,
the fluids流体 remain in a mixture混合物,
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但是在最后一步,
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but in its final最后 move移动,
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the quantum量子 computer电脑
can unmix解开混合 the zero and one,
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量子计算机可以把混合的0和1分开,
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perfectly完美 recovering恢复 heads
so that you lose失去 every一切 time.
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让硬币正面朝上,
所以你每次都赢不了。
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
如果你觉得这很奇怪,那就对了。
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If you think this is all a bit weird奇怪的,
you are absolutely绝对 right.
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普通硬币并没有
两面同时朝上这种状态。
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Regular定期 coins硬币 do not exist存在
in combinations组合 of heads and tails尾巴.
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我们在日常生活中也
从未经历过这种不确定的
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We do not experience经验
this fluid流体 quantum量子 reality现实
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in our everyday每天 lives生活.
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量子实际状态。
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So if you are confused困惑 by quantum量子,
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所以如果你对量子感到困惑,
05:51
don't worry担心, you're getting得到 it.
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不用担心,你终究会明白的。
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
不过即便我们没有
见识过量子的奇特之处,
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But even though虽然 we don't experience经验
quantum量子 strangeness陌生感,
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我们还是能看到
其实实在在的影响。
06:00
we can see its very real真实
effects效果 in action行动.
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You've seen看到 the data数据 for yourself你自己.
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你们也亲眼看到游戏结果了。
量子计算机赢了,
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The quantum量子 computer电脑 won韩元
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because it harnessed驾驭
superposition叠加 and uncertainty不确定,
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因为量子计算机利用了
叠加和不确定性,
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and these quantum量子 properties性能 are powerful强大,
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而这些量子特性非常强大。
不仅仅能在硬币游戏中获胜,
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not just to win赢得 coin硬币 games游戏,
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也能创造未来的量子技术。
06:17
but also to build建立
future未来 quantum量子 technologies技术.
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量子技术的潜在应用
能够改变我们的生活,
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So let me give you three examples例子
of potential潜在 applications应用
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that could change更改 our lives生活.
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我来举三个例子。
首先,量子不确定性
可以用来创造私钥,
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First of all, quantum量子 uncertainty不确定
could be used to create创建 private私人的 keys按键
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将从一个地方发到
另一个地方的信息加密,
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for encrypting加密 messages消息
sent发送 from one location位置 to another另一个
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这样黑客就不能偷偷
完全复制这个私钥了,
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so that hackers黑客 could not
secretly偷偷 copy复制 the key perfectly完美,
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就是因为量子具有不确定性。
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because of quantum量子 uncertainty不确定.
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要想获得私钥,黑客得先打破
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They would have to break打破
the laws法律 of quantum量子 physics物理
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量子力学法则。
06:47
to hack the key.
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目前全球银行和其他机构已经在测试
06:49
So this kind of unbreakable牢不可破 encryption加密
is already已经 being存在 tested测试 by banks银行
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这种无法破解的加密方法了。
06:54
and other institutions机构 worldwide全世界.
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当前,全球的联网设备多达170亿台。
06:57
Today今天, we use more than 17 billion十亿
connected连接的 devices设备 globally全球.
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大家可以试想一下量子加密
在未来的影响力会有多大。
07:03
Just imagine想像 the impact碰撞 quantum量子 encryption加密
could have in the future未来.
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其次,量子技术也能改变
医疗保健和医药行业。
07:08
Secondly其次, quantum量子 technologies技术 could also
transform转变 health健康 care关心 and medicine医学.
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比如,在药物研发过程中
设计和分析分子
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For example, the design设计 and analysis分析
of molecules分子 for drug药物 development发展
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迄今仍是一个极具挑战的难题,
07:19
is a challenging具有挑战性的 problem问题 today今天,
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and that's because
exactly究竟 describing说明 and calculating计算
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因为要准确描述和计算
分子中所有原子的
所有量子特性,
07:27
all of the quantum量子 properties性能
of all the atoms原子 in the molecule分子
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is a computationally计算 difficult task任务,
even for our supercomputers超级计算机.
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从计算角度而言是一个极难的任务,
对于我们的超级计算机而言也不例外。
但是量子计算机更胜一筹,
07:35
But a quantum量子 computer电脑 could do better,
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因为量子计算机运行时
07:37
because it operates操作 using运用
the same相同 quantum量子 properties性能
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运用了与其试图模拟的分子
相同的量子特性。
07:40
as the molecule分子 it's trying to simulate模拟.
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So future未来 large-scale大规模 quantum量子
simulations模拟 for drug药物 development发展
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所以在未来的药物研发中,
大规模量子模拟
或许有助于治疗
影响成千上万人的疾病,
07:48
could perhaps也许 lead to treatments治疗
for diseases疾病 like Alzheimer's老年痴呆症,
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which哪一个 affects影响 thousands数千 of lives生活.
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如阿尔兹海默症。
第三,我个人最喜欢的量子应用是
07:54
And thirdly第三, my favorite喜爱
quantum量子 application应用
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is teleportation隐形传输 of information信息
from one location位置 to another另一个
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量子瞬移,即将信息
从一个地点传送到另一个地点,
而不需要实际的传播途径。
08:02
without physically物理 transmitting发射
the information信息.
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听起来就像科幻小说,
但这是可能实现的,
08:05
Sounds声音 like sci-fi科幻, but it is possible可能,
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因为这些量子粒子的易变特性
08:09
because these fluid流体 identities身份
of the quantum量子 particles粒子
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can get entangled纠缠 across横过 space空间 and time
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能跨越时空发生纠缠,
08:16
in such这样 a way that when you change更改
something about one particle粒子,
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这样你更改一个粒子的某些东西时,
也会影响另一个粒子,
08:20
it can impact碰撞 the other,
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and that creates创建
a channel渠道 for teleportation隐形传输.
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这就创造出了量子瞬移通道。
08:25
It's already已经 been demonstrated证明
in research研究 labs实验室
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研究实验室已经就此进行了证实,
08:27
and could be part部分
of a future未来 quantum量子 internet互联网.
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这将构成未来量子网络的一部分。
我们现在还没有这样的网络,
08:31
We don't have such这样 a network网络 as yet然而,
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不过我的团队正在
为了这些可能性而努力,
08:34
but my team球队 is working加工
on these possibilities可能性,
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by simulating模拟 a quantum量子 network网络
on a quantum量子 computer电脑.
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在量子计算机上模拟量子网络。
我们设计实施了
一些有趣的新网络协议,
08:42
So we have designed设计 and implemented实施
some interesting有趣 new protocols协议
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08:46
such这样 as teleportation隐形传输
among其中 different不同 users用户 in the network网络
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如不同网络用户间的量子瞬移
和高效数据传输,
08:51
and efficient高效 data数据 transmission传输
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甚至还包括安全投票。
08:54
and even secure安全 voting表决.
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当一名量子物理学家,
我觉得很好玩,
08:56
So it's a lot of fun开玩笑 for me,
being存在 a quantum量子 physicist物理学家.
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也极力推荐大家跟随我的脚步。
08:59
I highly高度 recommend推荐 it.
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09:00
(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
让我们一同探索神奇的量子世界。
09:02
We get to be explorers探险
in a quantum量子 wonderland仙境.
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09:05
Who knows知道 what applications应用
we will discover发现 next下一个.
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谁知道接下来我们又会
发现什么样的应用呢?
09:09
We must必须 tread carefully小心 and responsibly负责任
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打造量子未来时,
我们务必要谨慎负责。
09:12
as we build建立 our quantum量子 future未来.
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就我个人而言,
09:14
And for me, personally亲自,
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09:16
I don't see quantum量子 physics物理 as a tool工具
just to build建立 quantum量子 computers电脑.
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我并不只把量子力学
当做是制造量子计算机的工具,
而是将使用量子计算机
视作探索自然奥秘、
09:22
I see quantum量子 computers电脑 as a way
for us to probe探测 the mysteries奥秘 of nature性质
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and reveal揭示 more about this hidden world世界
outside of our experiences经验.
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揭示未知世界的方法。
09:31
How amazing惊人 that we humans人类,
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人类是多么的伟大,
09:33
with our relatively相对 limited有限
access访问 to the universe宇宙,
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虽然我们了解浩瀚宇宙的渠道有限,
但是凭我们的想象力与创造力,
09:36
can still see far beyond our horizons视野
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09:39
just using运用 our imagination想像力
and our ingenuity创造力.
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我们能够不断拓宽视野。
而浩瀚的宇宙会也会回报我们,
09:42
And the universe宇宙 rewards奖励 us
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向我们展示它有趣又惊艳的一面。
09:44
by showing展示 us how incredibly令人难以置信
interesting有趣 and surprising奇怪 it is.
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从根本上来说,未来具有不确定性;
09:49
The future未来 is fundamentally从根本上 uncertain不确定,
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09:52
and to me, that is certainly当然 exciting扣人心弦.
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对我来说,这着实激动人心。
谢谢大家。
09:56
Thank you.
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(掌声)
09:57
(Applause掌声)
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Translated by Wanna Shi
Reviewed by Lipeng Chen

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Shohini Ghose - Quantum physicist, equity advocate
Shohini Ghose explores the strange quantum world of atoms and photons to understand the fundamental laws of the universe and harness them for quantum computing and communication -- and works to make science accessible and inclusive for people of all genders and backgrounds.

Why you should listen

As Shohini Ghose writes: "I've always wanted to be an explorer. As a girl I was inspired by Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian to go to space. I haven't made it to space yet, but I did become an explorer of a strange and exciting new world -- the quantum world of microscopic particles such as electrons and photons. I'm a theoretical physicist who examines how the laws of quantum physics can be harnessed to transform computation and communication. My colleagues and I made the first-ever observations of cesium atoms that demonstrated a connection between chaos theory and quantum entanglement.

"The activist in me questions why only three women have ever won the Nobel Prize in physics. I am passionate about addressing gender issues in science and recently founded the Laurier Centre for Women in Science, the first centre of its kind in Canada. I also work to create a vibrant and inclusive physics community in Canada as the vice president of the Canadian Association of Physicists. I love teaching and have co-authored Canada's largest selling introductory astronomy textbook."

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