Quantum Computation

The emerging field of quantum machine learning has the potential to substantially aid in the problems and scope of artificial intelligence. This is only enhanced by recent successes in the field of classical machine learning. In this work we propose an approach for the systematic treatment of machine learning, from the perspective of quantum information. Our approach is general and covers all three main branches of machine learning: supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning. While quantum improvements in supervised and unsupervised learning have been reported, reinforcement learning has received much less attention. Within our approach, we tackle the problem of quantum enhancements in reinforcement learning as well, and propose a systematic scheme for providing improvements. As an example, we show that quadratic improvements in learning efficiency, and exponential improvements in performance over limited time periods, can be obtained for a broad class of learning problems.

Quantum entanglement, a term coined by Erwin Schrodinger in 1935, is a mechanical phenomenon at the quantum level wherein the quantum states of two (or more) particles have to be described with reference to each other though these particles may be spatially separated. This phenomenon leads to paradox and has puzzled us for a long time. The behaviour of entangled particles is apparently inexplicable, incomprehensible and like magic at work. Locality has been a reliable and fruitful principle which has guided us to the triumphs of twentieth century physics. But the consequences of the local laws in quantum theory could seem "spooky" and nonlocal, with some theorists questioning locality itself. Could two subatomic particles on opposite sides of the universe be really instantaneously connected? Is any theory which predicts such a connection essentially flawed or incomplete? Are the results of experiments which demonstrate such a connection being misinterpreted? These question...

Analytic potentials are built for all four 2S+1Πu/g states of Li2 dissociating to Li(2S) + Li(3P): 3b(33Πu), 3B(31Πu), 3C(31Πg), and 3d(33Πg). These potentials include the effect of spin-orbit coupling for large internuclear distances, and include state of the art long-range constants. This is the first successful demonstration of fully analytic diatomic potentials that capture features that are usually considered too difficult to capture without a point-wise potential, such as multiple minima, and shelves. Vibrational energies for each potential are presented for the isotopologues 6,6Li2, 6,7Li2, 7,7Li2, and the elusive `halo nucleonic molecule' 11,11Li2. These energies are claimed to be accurate enough for new high-precision experimental setups such as the one presented in {[}Sebastian \emph{et al.} Phys. Rev. A, \textbf{90}, 033417 (2014){]} to measure and assign energy levels of these electronic states, all of which have not yet been explored in the long-range region. Measuring energies in the long-range region of these electronic states may be significant for studying the ab initio vs experiment discrepancy discussed in [Tang et al. Phys. Rev. A, 84, 052502 (2014)] for the C3 long-range constant of Lithium, which has significance for improving the SI definition of the second.

In this essay, we examine the feasibility of quantum computation of Gr\"obner basis which is a fundamental tool of algebraic geometry. The classical method for computing Gr\"obner basis is based on Buchberger's algorithm, and our question is how to adopt quantum algorithm there. A Quantum algorithm for finding the maximum is usable for detecting head terms of polynomials, which are required for the computation of S-polynomials. The reduction of S-polynomials with respect to a Gr\"obner basis could be done by the quantum version of Gauss-Jordan elimination of echelon which represents polynomials. However, the frequent occurrence of zero-reductions of polynomials is an obstacle to the effective application of quantum algorithms. This is because zero-reductions of polynomials occur in non-full-rank echelons, for which quantum linear systems algorithms (through the inversion of matrices) are inadequate, as ever-known quantum linear solvers (such as Harrow-Hassidim-Lloyd) require the clandestine computations of the inverses of eigenvalues. Such algorithms should be used in limited situations with the guarantee that the matrices could be inverted. For example, the transformation from the non-reduced Gr\"obner basis to the reduced one is of this sort, and the quantum algorithms surely achieve the partial speedup of the computations.

The protection of turbine generator systems is an important factor that must be considered in power plant for efficient production of electricity. This project deals with temperature level monitoring of the power generator and it will be compared with the predetermined standard value through an LM35 sensor. Once it exceeds the predetermined value then the cooling fan will automatically turn on which will be useful to prevent the generator from internal winding thermal failure. The protection system consists of 16x2 LCD display, LM35 temperature sensor, a coolant fan and a microcontroller [ATMEGA328P]. The internal winding temperature of generator is increased as the turbine is rotated at its axis which may lead to major damages in the axial position and shafts of the power generator. To overcome this, an LM35 sensor is connected and linked with the microcontroller which monitors the temperature and once it exceeds the standard temperature the coolant fan automatically is turned on b...

The theory of dual numerical means of random and experienced variables is briefly described in the framework of the new theory of experience and the chance that arises as an axiomatic synthesis of two dual theories — the Kolmogorov theory of probability and the theory of believability. A new term is introduced for the numerical mean of the experienced variable — mathematical reflection, which is dual to the mathematical expectation of a random variable within the framework of the new theory. The basic properties and examples of dual numerical means are considered.

A superluminal quantum-vortex model of the electron and the positron is produced from a superluminal double-helix model of the photon during electron-positron pair production. The two oppositely-charged (with Q = ±e sqrt (2/α) = 16.6e) open-helix spin-½ half-photons compose the double-helix photon. These half-photons separate and curl up their separated superluminal single-helical trajectories to form an electrically-charged superluminal closed-helix spin-½ quantum-vortex electron model and a corresponding positron model. The helical radius and the Dirac equation's zitterbewegung angular frequency of the quantum vortex electron and positron models equal the helical radius and zitterbewegung angular frequency of the two spin-½ half-photons, each of energy E = mc^2 , that composed the double-helix photon model of energy E = 2mc^2 from which the electron and positron models were produced. The photon and electron models are also compatible when a photon of energy E > 2mc^2 produces a relativistic electron-positron pair. Implications of the quantum vortex electron model for electron stability are discussed.

This article explores consciousness, in the light of Saint Amit Ray's theory of Quantum Attention Functions (QAFs). QAF framework is now applicable to neuroscience, and it provides quantum physicists, neuroscientists, AI scientists, and psychologists an alternative conceptual framework for describing consciousness and the neural processing inside the brain. It can represent more adequately for validating and modeling the growing number of empirical neuroimaging studies of brain and consciousness. The Amit Ray's QAF models of consciousness could, in principle help to lead the way to a new theory of physics that could renovate the serious issues in quantum mechanics. Ray's notion of quantum attention function in the brain broadly fits into this emerging field of quantum biology, quantum neuroscience, neuropsychology and quantum machine learning. He has developed a dense framework of quantum consciousness, incorporating quantum physics, neuropsychology, neuroscience and biology. Quantum coherence, quantum entanglement, quantum superposition and wave function collapse are the key components of the QAF model of quantum consciousness. It provides a stronger and more comprehensive view of quantum consciousness, brain and qualia.

Anomaly detection is used for identifying data that deviate from 'normal' data patterns. Its usage on classical data finds diverse applications in many important areas like fraud detection, medical diagnoses, data cleaning and surveillance. With the advent of quantum technologies, anomaly detection of quantum data, in the form of quantum states, may become an important component of quantum applications. Machine learning algorithms are playing pivotal roles in anomaly detection using classical data. Two widely-used algorithms are kernel principal component analysis and one-class support vector machine. We find corresponding quantum algorithms to detect anomalies in quantum states. We show that these two quantum algorithms can be performed using resources logarithmic in the dimensionality of quantum states. For pure quantum states, these resources can also be logarithmic in the number of quantum states used for training the machine learning algorithm. This makes these algorithms potentially applicable to big quantum data applications.

Quantum Elements, Efficient Quantum Algorithms and Quantum Error Correcting Codes are some of the fundamental concepts of qua ntum computing. In this paper, the authors aim to introduce readers and potential researchers to the subject areas to help them appreciate the intrigues and ideas behind quantum computing. The authors introduced the basic concepts of quantum physics which is the foundation for quantum computing. Related literature such as books, journals, conference proceedings, lecture notes and webpages on this field of study were sourced and reviewed from top databases like IEEE Xplore, JSTOR, ScienceDirect etc.

This paper presents an understanding of consciousness based on Bantu cosmology. The author's motivation is to discuss consciousness in a new light. The writer has included some stories that he heard and events he witnessed during his childhood. In Bantu cosmology, the universe is governed by souls or spirits (taken here as consciousness). These are found in all elements of the universe: in trees, stones, wind, animals, and human beings, etc. The author argues that this idea is worth investigating to assess whether the Bantu understanding of consciousness can provide a better understanding of physical theories concerning consciousness.

For a long time, one of my dreams was to describe the nature of uncertainty axiomatically, and it looks like I've finally done it in my co∼eventum mechanics! Now it remains for me to explain to everyone the co∼eventum mechanics in the most approachable way. This is what I'm trying to do in this work. The co∼eventum mechanics is another name for the co∼event theory, i.e., for the theory of experience and chance which I axiomatized in 2016 [1, 2]. In my opinion, this name best reflects the co∼event-based idea of the new dual theory of uncertainty, which combines the probability theory as a theory of chance, with its dual half, the believability theory as a theory of experience. In addition, I like this new name indicates a direct connection between the co∼event theory and quantum mechanics, which is intended for the physical explanation and description of the conict between quantum observers and quantum observations [4]. Since my theory of uncertainty satises the Kolmogorov axioms of probability theory, to explain this co∼eventum mechanics I will use a way analogous to the already tested one, which explains the theory of probability as a theory of chance describing the results of a random experiment. The simplest example of a random experiment in probability theory is the " tossing a coin ". Therefore, I decided to use this the simplest random experiment itself, as well as the two its analogies: the " "flipping a coin " and the " spinning a coin " to explain the co∼eventum mechanics, which describes the results of a combined experienced random experiment. I would like to resort to the usual for the probability theory " coin-based " analogy to explain (and first of all for myself) the logic of the co∼eventum mechanics as a logic of experience and chance. Of course, this analogy one may seem strange if not crazy. But I did not come up with a better way of tying the explanations of the logic of the co∼eventum mechanics to the coin-based explanations that are commonly used in probability theory to explain at least for myself the logic of the chance through a simple visual " coin-based " model that clarifies what occurs as a result of a combined experienced random experiment in which the experience of observer faces the chance of observation. I hope this analogy can be useful not only for me in understanding the co∼eventum mechanics.

Quantum computing relies on quantum physics and inherits the ability of subatomic particles to exist in a superposition of states, of following many distinct computation paths and of producing a final output that depends on the interference of all of them. This "quantum parallelism" makes an exponential speed-up of computation allowing it to solve problems that are otherwise inefficient on a classical computer leading to quantum supremacy. However, it is extremely difficult to build and maintain a quantum system as decoherence and measurement problems arise upon interaction with the environment. Isolating the system and implementing efficient error-correction algorithms are used to make quantum computing practical. Quantum networking can make communication secure; quantum machine learning and simulation can be used to develop research within different fields including artificial intelligence and pharmaceuticals. Quantum entanglement and tunnelling sounds complicated. This paper provides descriptions and practical uses of quantum physics and computers.

In the time since a merger of quantum mechanics and game theory was proposed formally in 1999, the two distinct perspectives apparent in this merger of applying quantum mechanics to game theory, referred to henceforth as the theory of "quantized games", and of applying game theory to quantum mechanics, referred to henceforth as "gaming the quantum", have become synonymous under the single ill-defined term "quantum game". Here, these two perspectives are delineated and a game-theoretically proper description of what makes a multi-player, non-cooperative game quantum mechanical, is given. Within the context of this description, finding a Nash equilibrium in a quantum game is shown to be equivalent to finding a solution to a simultaneous best approximation problem in the state space of quantum objects, thus setting up a framework for a game theory inspired study of "equilibrium" behavior of quantum physical systems such as those utilized in quantum information processing and computation.

Quantum suicide experiment is an interesting and brave idea to test the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. However, there have been debates on whether the idea is valid. In this paper, I present a new analysis of the quantum suicide experiment. It is argued that the experiment is not different from usual quantum experiments, and it fails to provide a feasible way to test the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.

Topological quantum computation using abelian anyons in Kitaev model is studied. We initially discuss the basics of quantum computation and then present a brief description of topological quantum computation using anyons. The exact solution of the 2D Kitaev model and the emergence of abelian anyons is also described. We also discuss quantum error correction and error tolerant quantum memory using Kitaev’s toric code. Abelian anyonic quantum computation, though not completely fault-tolerant, the universal gates can be realized by including some non topological operations with the topological operations. We verify an already proposed model to realize the universal gates in 2D Kitaev lattice by explicitly investigating the theoretical implementation. We find that the adiabatic transport of anyons for braiding cannot be directly represented by some loop operator if they are to be used for a controlled gate operation.

David Bohm's 1952 pilot-wave/hidden-variable (aka " beable ") interpretation of quantum theory has been generally misunderstood by quantum theorists. It has undergone a major revolution in recent times by Antony Valentini and Roderick Sutherland. Valentini has shown that the Born probability rule, and its consequent no entanglement signaling restriction, is not fundamental. Sutherland has shown how Yakir Aharonov's retrocausal " weak measurement " technique applies in the Lagrangian framework to give a relativistically covariant post-quantum theory in which there is two-way action-reaction between the qubit pilot waves and their beables (e.g. classical particles and classical local gauge fields) without the need for configuration space for many-particle entanglement. Indeed, the no-signaling restriction and the Born probability rule come from the lack of direct back-reaction of beables on their pilot waves. This is very much like removing the back-reaction of matter on spacetime geometry to eliminate gravity as curvature. The post-quantum back-reaction corresponds to computation around closed timelike curves in which P = NP with profound implications for quantum cryptography code breaking. We expect Prigogine pumped open dissipative structures with Frohlich macro-quantum coherence to be post-quantum systems. It's a great calculational advantage of Sutherland's local real retrocausal weak measurement formalism that we can use LOCAL field equations without second-quantization even when the beables are entangled. Getting rid of configuration space in dealing with many-particle entanglements may turn out to be as useful practically as Feynman's diagrams. 0. A VERY BRIEF HISTORY OF QUANTUM THEORY There are several different interpretations of orthodox quantum theory. All of them, with the exception of David Bohm's 1952 pilot wave/hidden variables interpretation i formulated at Princeton under Einstein's influence, assume that the quantum wave function is a complete description of fundamental physical reality. Albert Einstein, in his famous debates with Niels Bohr never accepted this assumption. ii Bohr went so far as to claim that a detailed physical description of phenomena in the four-dimensional spacetime of Einstein's classical special and general theories of relativity was not possible. Bohm showed that this was not true at least in the case of classical particles moving under the influence of the quantum wave function corresponding to Louis de Broglie's earlier " double-solution " pilot wave interpretation. iii Bohm showed that John Von Neumann's celebrated " proof " against " hidden variables, " iv in the case classical particle world lines in Einstein's spacetime, was incorrect in one of it's assumptions that actually was inconsistent with other parts of orthodox quantum theory. Nevertheless, Bohm's 1952 theory did have problems. Like all the other interpretations without hidden classical variables, the " spooky telepathic " nonlocal action-at-a-distance (allegedly coined by Einstein) nature of " entanglement, " as first discovered by Erwin Schrodinger and later developed by Einstein, Rosen and Podolsky, was hard to reconcile with the local realism of Einstein's relativity. Olivier Costa de Beauregard showed how to solve this problem with retrocausality back in the 1950s although his idea was basically ignored. I. J. Good, Fred Hoyle and Yakir Aharonov had similar ideas in the 1960s, which were also largely ignored in the mainstream orthodox quantum community. Yakir Aharonov and his students have recently resurrected the locally realistic retrocausal explanation of the violation of John S. Bell's locality inequality as have Huw Price and Ken Wharton. Bell

The paper aims to examine the mechanisms of quantum cryptography and review the relationship between quantum and classical encryption schemes. A brief introduction of quantum computation is provided, with a simplified explanation of Shor's Algorithm showcasing the potentials of quantum computation. Related literature such as books, journals, proceedings, lecture notes and webpages on quantum cryptography were reviewed and were sourced from prominent databases like IEEE Xplore, ScienceDirect, and JSTOR. This gave a clearer picture on the mechanisms of quantum cryptography and Shor's algorithm. The authors were able to succinctly describe quantum cryptography, show how encryption is achieved by exploiting the properties of quantum particles, and demonstrated with examples the intricacies with Shor's algorithm. It is expected that interested researchers will be more informed on current research in quantum cryptography and influence potential cryptography scholars to explore further the mechanisms of quantum cryptography, quantum computation, and other principles of the quantum theory.

Progress in the understanding of consciousness as a purely physical emergent phenomenon means we will be able to make conscious robots in the not too distant future. We may also be able to upload our consciousness into these robots for virtual immortality.

This paper presents and discusses the design and
construction of a microcontroller-based liquid level
detector with  graphical  output. This was achieved
using  a  programmable  microcontroller  and  some
additional  components,  including  a  pumping
machine.
This project was done  with  the use of  a  220V AC
power supply which was stepped down to 12V AC
via  a  transformer.  A  switch  was  added  as  a
protective  device  to  break  the  power  supply  in
case  of  a  bridge  or  short  circuit.  A  voltage
regulator  was  incorporated  to  convert  the
incoming AC voltage to DC volta ge,  as  5V  DC  is
needed by the microcontroller to execute its work.
The  microcontroller  responds  to  the  program
written  through  the  MAX  232.  A  crystal  oscillator
serves  as  the  intermediary  between  the
microcontroller  and  the  personal  computer  (PC).
The PC  at the last stage of the design shows the
status of the indicator probes at various levels of
water.  The  PC  also  shows  the  levels  of  water  in
percentage  (10%,  15%,  25%,  50%,  75%  and
100%)  when  the  pumping  machine  began  to
transport  water  from  the  first  probe  to  the  last
probe. The system is applicable in industry and for
residential  use  to  avoid  spillage  of  liquid
(hazardous or otherwise) to the environment

In this Book is an overview of Quantum Information Systems is given. Therefore, the postulates of quantum mechanics are given based on one interpretation that is called the Copenhagen interpretation. The main pillars of quantum mechanics are: Superposition, Interference, and Entanglement. Quantum Information Systems comprise three disciplines: Quantum Computation, Quantum Communication, and Quantum Control. Each one of them has a number of topics with some implementations that have reached the commercial level. Quantum Computation has three models: the circuit model that is using different techniques like superconducting elements and special Silicon-based elements. The Adiabatic quantum model has reached the commercial stage through a start-up company using superconducting chips. The categorical quantum model is based on category theory and one of its main applications is the study and verification of network and cryptographic protocols. Quantum communication started with defining the basic unit of information, the qubit. Then the quantum compression theorem was proved. The quantum channel capacity problem was divided into two problems: transmitting classical information over a quantum channel, and transmitting quantum information over a quantum channel. The first problem was partially resolved. However, the second problem is being researched upon. Two applications will be briefly presented: quantum teleportation and superdense coding. Both of them employs quantum entanglement. Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) using cryptographic protocols has received much attention due its importance in network security. A number of protocols have been proposed and some of them have been implemented, and now a number of commercial products have been announced. Also, some experimental networks have been implemented. QKD using space links have been proposed and experimented with. In few years quantum satellites will be launched. Quantum cryptographic protocols are being proposed to protect infrastructure networks like the electric power grid. Also, it is being used as a countermeasure against global spying networks like ECHELON that are detrimental for national economies. The Quantum Internet is also being considered using quantum teleportation together with Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics with some experimental work going on. Quantum Control is essential for both Quantum Computation and Quantum Communication. Intensive research is going on in: State estimation (called Quantum State Tomography), system identification (called Quantum Process Tomography), and Quantum Feedback Control. The basic concepts will be briefly considered in this presentation. University education has witnessed major changes to support the above developments. At the postgraduate level many universities offer many courses related to the above disciplines. Recently, a number of institutions started to offer undergraduate courses and some of them have even started to introduce Quantum Engineering 4 years undergraduate programs. A brief account will be given to such developments.

Quantum Internet is a term that is already used today, though
probably exaggerated, in quantum information techniques. It is
an irresistible temptation to simply replace all the elements of the
current global network with components with the adjective quantum. Hosts, servers, modems, hubs, network bridges and switches,
network cards and many other devices, software, protocols, etc.
must be quantum. Unfortunately, this is not the case and the road
to such a state is quite distant. Another approach, also distant
from practical implementation, is a completely new design of the
concept of a quantum network based not on a classical topology
but on a potential topology allowing the distribution of only what
is most important, i.e., quantum resources, in particular nonlocal
resources. There are several concepts for building the quantum
Internet, and the simplest method is to follow well-trodden paths.
To implement such the simplest quantum Internet, you need,
among others, quantum memories, quantum repeaters, stationary
qubit converters to flying qubits and vice versa, etc. The European
Union promotes development in this direction by creating thematic
pillars, eg. Digital Europe within the framework programs, previously H2020 and now Horizon Europe. The European Quantum
Flagship EQF, the OpenQKD Quantum Key Distribution Environment, the QIA Quantum Internet Alliance, the EuroQCI European
Quantum Communication Infrastructure are examples of such
initiatives

Inseparable metasyntactic objects, variables Alice and Bob, together with their wider companionship, enter the quantum world from
the classical world. They must notice that there is a big difference
between these worlds, but there are also similarities. Aliases (vel)
are anthropomorphising of devices or software that perform appropriate activities necessary to implement the most often secure
communication and calculations in ICT systems and networks.
These aliases for archetypes in cryptology were conceived by the
creators of the RSA public key asymmetric cryptographic algorithm
in 1978. From this historic point in time, Alice and Bob have matured significantly with the advancement of technology. Despite
this development, the RSA algorithm, which uses the difficulty of
factorization of large complex numbers, is still the most popular in
cryptography. So, what special privileges do Alice and Bob get in
the world of cryptography and quantum computing, as researchers
are already working on the development of post-quantum cryptography and security? Do Alice and Bob have anything to be afraid of?
Peter Shor’s quantum probabilistic algorithm enables the factorization of a complex natural number N over polynomial time O [(logN)3
]
using the O (log N) memory. The classical algorithm factorizing
the number N in logarithmic time O [(logN) k] for any k is unknown.
Quantum systems for the Shor’s algorithm implementation are
optimized in terms of memory use and operating time towards
increasing computational efficiency. Progress in the field of simulation-optimized quantum processor architectures still needs to
be put into practice, which is quite difficult at present. Alice and
Bob remain today much safer in the classical world. For how long?

It is wonderful that Henry is still creative and active at the age of 90. I first communicated with Henry in 1963 when I was with Fred W. Cummings at Ford Philco Aeronutronics in Newport Beach, CA (I left Cornell where I was working with Leonard Susskind and Johnny Glogower on the problem of time and phase operators in quantum mechanics. I returned to Cornell about 6 months later.). That is also when I first met Richard Feynman at Cal Tech and also when I first communicated by snail mail with Brian Josephson if I recall correctly. David Kaiser recalls my interaction with Henry about quantum entanglement in his book How the Hippies Saved Physics. Kaiser also wrote how Nick Herbert and I were key catalysts in the creation of the billion-dollar quantum information/cryptography/computer industry. Henry played a key role in Nick’s and my quixotic quest to use orthodox quantum mechanical entanglement as a direct stand-alone keyless locally decodable command-control-communication-channel C4. On Apr 22, 2018, at 4:52 PM, Robert Addinall wrote: "Actually command-control-communications channel should be C3. For C4, it should be command-control-communications-computing. Although it starts with the letter C, the word "channel" is not usually included in the acronym C2 for command and control, and C4ISR for command-control-communications-computing-intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance. It’s nice that you are writing some of this up in honor of Henry’s birthday.". This "failure" led to the modern-day no-go theorems that form the basis of practical quantum cryptographic networks like the Chinese satellite web.

Abstract
A completely non-statistical non-linear non-unitary framework in which “God does not play dice …” (Einstein) that describes the physical foundations of consciousness is presented for the first time. At
its core is the insight that the missing link between current physical descriptions of reality and a credible physical framework for consciousness is provided by post-quantum mechanics (PQM): the
extension of statistical linear unitary quantum mechanics for closed systems to a locally-retrocausali non-statistical non-linear non-unitary theory for open systems through the introduction of a backreaction
potential and its implications. PQM is to orthodox QM as General Relativity (GR) is to Special Relativity (SR). PQM and GR both share the same metaphysical organizing principle that one-way actions without a compensating reaction or back-reaction means an incompleteness in the
theoretical model leaving out important physical phenomena. We gleaned the final piece in the puzzle of how consciousness arises from the material world from a result relating to long range collective excitations in microtubules described by Stuart Hameroff in a recent Fetzer Foundation conference in London. Herbert Frohlich suggested that almost any many-particle system when properly pumped far off thermodynamic equilibrium can be put into a robust macro-quantum coherent state immune from
environmental decoherence. Indeed, we suggest that all life forms are an example of Frohlich coherence that is intimately connected with locally-retrocausal PQM back-reaction’s violation of the de Broglie guidance equation that was assumed by Bohm in his 1952 pilot wave theory. Using nature as a guide combined with nano-technology points the way to the construction of naturally conscious artificial intelligence machines capable of hacking into current-day quantum cryptographic networks.
Furthermore, one can imagine attaining the transhumanist agenda. For example, the consciousness of a genius like Stephen Hawking could be uploaded to the post-quantum Cloud and then downloaded to
a healthy body or android.

Newton's mechanics in the 17th Century increased the lethality of artillery. Thermodynamics in the 19th led to the steam-powered Industrial Revolution in the UK. Maxwell's unification of electricity, magnetism and light gave us electrical power, the telegraph, radio and television. The discovery of quantum mechanics in the 20th century by Planck, Bohr, Einstein, Schrodinger, Heisenberg led to the creation of the atomic and hydrogen bomb as well as computer chips and the worldwide web and Silicon Valley's multi-billion dollar corporations. The lesson is that breakthroughs in fundamental physics, both theoretical and experimental have always led to profound technological wealth-creating new industries and will continue to do so. There is now a new revolution brewing in quantum mechanics that can be divided into three periods. The first quantum revolution was from 1900 to about 1975. The second quantum information/computer revolution was from about 1975 to 2015. The early part of this story is told by MIT Professor David Kaiser in his award-winning book how a small group of Berkeley/San Francisco physicists triggered that second revolution. The third quantum revolution is how an extension of quantum mechanics has lead to the understanding of consciousness as a natural physical phenomenon that can emerge in many material substrates not only in our carbon-based biochemistry. In particular, this new post-quantum mechanics will lead to naturally conscious artificial intelligence in nano-electronic machines as well as extending human life spans to hundreds of years and more. This development is not far off and is fraught with opportunities and dangers, just like nuclear power and genetic engineering. Quantum Mechanics and Beyond in a Nutshell Classical physics from Newton to Maxwell emerged from the 17th to the end of the 19th Centuries dealing with the motion of matter under the influence of forces-mainly electromagnetism. Although Newton thought of gravity as a force, Einstein in 1915 realized that gravity is not a real force in the same way that electromagnetism exerts forces on charged particles. Gravity is, in fact, the curvature of the four-dimensional spacetime continuum induced by large concentrations of matter. This is why astronauts on the space station are weightless, They move on "geodesic" paths free of real forces. This is basically the essence of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. Quantum mechanics is not only needed to understand the chemical bond using tiny electrons to make molecules out of atoms, and atomic nuclei out protons and neutrons etc. We also need it to understand the stability and structure of solids, energy generation in stars as well as the long-range coherent phase wave properties of superfluid helium and electrical superconductors at the lowest temperatures near absolute zero. The achievement of high-temperature superconductivity allowing electrical power to flow long distances without any heat dissipation would dramatically change the energy picture as would the development of nuclear fusion-neither goal unfortunately has been achieved after many decades of trying. All of these applications were part of the first quantum revolution still unfinished. The second quantum information/computation/crytpographic revolution described in David Kaiser's book is about what Einstein called "spooky telepathic action-at-a-distance" given the more neutral name of "entanglement" although some call it "quantum voodoo." Einstein was not comfortable with entanglement because it seemed to contradict his classical physics theory of relativity which requires that no useful signals conveying meaningful messages can be transmitted faster than the speed of light in a good vacuum. However, we now know how to make observed quantum entanglement connecting widely separated particles consistent with Einstein's relativity. In fact, Einstein's mathematics is perfectly consistent with an extension of our notion of time, cause and effect. Our common sense is a psychological illusion in which time only seems in our consciousness to flow from past to present to future. This irreversible "arrow of time" (aka Second Law of Thermodynamics) is seen in the tragic fact that we age and die, eggs do not unscramble themselves, etc. However, quantum entanglement, which is beginning to play the crucial role in practical command-control-communication technology, is becoming increasingly important to Google, Apple, Microsoft et-al in their Artificial Intelligence Big Data business, is telling us that time also flows in

A discussion of Michael Towler's Cavendish Lab talks on Bohm's Pilot Wave  Quantum Theory of 2010 in the light of Huw Price's and Rod Sutherland's papers of 2015 showing that entanglement is not nonlocal, but is locally retrocausal. Also that Einstein was right, God does not play dice with the universe at the deeper post-quantum level in which the quantum waves have sources obeying the generalized action-reaction principle.