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A groundbreaking device developed by European physicists aims to study the potential collapse of cosmic reality through quantum annealing, a process that may reveal how the laws of physics could unravel. Lead author Zlatko Papic from the University of Leeds asserts that this research could help scientists observe "reality-decay" phenomena that might rewrite the fundamental structure of the universe.
The study, published in Nature Physics, explores the concept of a "false vacuum," which posits that the universe's lowest energy state may not actually be stable. This echoes earlier ideas by theoretical physicists Sidney Coleman and Frank De Luccia, who suggested that a sudden shift in energy states could trigger a catastrophic collapse of the universe as we know it. The researchers utilized a system of superconducting units in a quantum computer to simulate this process, enabling real-time observation of energy dynamics.
While the existence of a false vacuum remains speculative, Papic emphasizes that further experiments could enhance our understanding of these complex quantum dynamics and their implications for cosmic evolution.