Q&A: Quantum Computer on the Sabbath
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Quantum Computer on the Sabbath
Question
Hello Rabbi,
Purely hypothetically, is it possible to operate a quantum computer on the Sabbath? (Assuming the basis for liability is connected to closing an electric circuit.)
That is, how would Jewish law relate to a quantum reality?
Like a doubt? Maybe collapse of the wave function is like building?
And back to the example of the quantum computer—would I still be liable if I operated the computer for a result where I know in advance that when I open the computer’s black cover I’ll see that no circuit was closed?
Thank you very much,
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Answer
I don’t know how to answer hypothetical halakhic questions. I would need information about what exactly is being done there and how it is carried out.