Magic Squares: A children’s puzzle meets quantum physics

Authors

  • Gemma de las Cuevas Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
  • Tom Drescher Department of Mathematics, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
  • Tim Netzer Department of Mathematics, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25250/thescbr.brk631

Keywords:

magic squares, quantum physics, mathematical physics

Abstract

A magic square is a grid of numbers where every column and row sum up to the same number. We explain the “quantum jump” for magic squares, generalizing them to the mathematical framework of quantum physics to interpret quantum measurement. We investigate the properties of these newly established quantum magic squares and find that the quantum world is even more magic than we thought before!

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Published

2022-05-09

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2022)

Section

Maths, Physics & Chemistry

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Copyright (c) 2022 Gemma de las Cuevas, Tom Drescher, Tim Netzer

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