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Giant Atoms Solve an Unsolvable Quantum Puzzle ⚡ экспресс

Original: "A 0.651-approximation to quantum Max Cut via Rydberg atoms"
arXiv:2606.27224 · 2026-06-25 · CC BY 4.0 · ⏱ 1 min · Quantum Physics
Physicists combined a quantum simulator based on Rydberg atoms with classical optimization and broke the accuracy record for the Max Cut problem.
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Tiny quantum magnets locked inside giant atoms have given physicists a new way to tackle unsolvable problems. The hybrid approach is already smashing accuracy records, and this is just the beginning.

🎯 Rydberg atoms are so sensitive that they can capture single photons, working as ultrasensitive light detectors.

Scientists
Christian DopplerD. B. McLaughlinDidier QuelozMichel MayorR. A. RossiterJacob Bekenstein
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spectroscopy entropy hydrogen
Laws
second law of thermodynamicsDoppler effectBekenstein-Hawking entropyCoulomb's lawMaxwell's equationsPlanck's law
Original: arXiv:2606.27224 · CC BY 4.0 · bridge42worlds