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Main Authors: Blencowe, Miles, Casey, Michael, Tan, Kimberly
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.04624
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author Blencowe, Miles
Casey, Michael
Tan, Kimberly
author_facet Blencowe, Miles
Casey, Michael
Tan, Kimberly
contents We describe our investigations concerning the sonification of measured data from experiments involving various mesoscopic mechanical oscillator systems cooled down close to their quantum ground states, and music generation from a programmed quantum computer that subjects a single quantum bit ("qubit") to various unitary rotations, composed in order to test for the breakdown of macroscopic realism as expressed by the violation of the Leggett-Garg inequality. "Listening'' to data via their resulting sonifications facilitates the discovery of signals that might otherwise be hard to detect in common graphic (i.e., visual) representations, and for the quantum computer music experiment provides a complementary way to discern when the measured qubit data violates macroscopic realism with some prior listening training. The resulting soundscapes and music also provide a complementary window into the quantum realm that is accessible to non-experts with open ears.
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spellingShingle Notes on Quantum Soundscapes and Music
Blencowe, Miles
Casey, Michael
Tan, Kimberly
Quantum Physics
We describe our investigations concerning the sonification of measured data from experiments involving various mesoscopic mechanical oscillator systems cooled down close to their quantum ground states, and music generation from a programmed quantum computer that subjects a single quantum bit ("qubit") to various unitary rotations, composed in order to test for the breakdown of macroscopic realism as expressed by the violation of the Leggett-Garg inequality. "Listening'' to data via their resulting sonifications facilitates the discovery of signals that might otherwise be hard to detect in common graphic (i.e., visual) representations, and for the quantum computer music experiment provides a complementary way to discern when the measured qubit data violates macroscopic realism with some prior listening training. The resulting soundscapes and music also provide a complementary window into the quantum realm that is accessible to non-experts with open ears.
title Notes on Quantum Soundscapes and Music
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.04624