Quantum memory models?

Date: Fri, 22 Mar 1996 15:43:14 -0800
From: Donald Tveter <drt@mcs.com>
To: quantum-d@teleport.com
Subject: Quantum memory models?

Can anyone explain the quantum memory models?

My background is Computer Science with an interest in AI but I was an
undergraduate in Math and Physics so I can understand a little (but only
a little) of what is going on with the microtubles and interpretations
of quantum theory.  If you care to help me with this problem please take
this into account.

I saw in the preprint archives the theory by Vitiello about how an
unlimited number of memories can be stored...

       [e.g. http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/quant-ph/9502006]

                                            ...and apparently the newer
papers by Nanopoulos and his associates have a similar theory.  To a
computer scientist this is pretty impressive but I haven't the foggiest
idea how this is done.  Can anyone explain this?  I think it would be
especially helpful to have an example where the memory stores simple 
data like A = 1, B = 2 and C = 3 and then retrieves the values on demand.

Thanks,

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   [an example reference for Nanopoulos's recent ideas is
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