PyTorch simulator refutes an 18-year-old quantum theorem
NeoOdim
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May 14, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (1 comments)
ilya_m
It's not the simulator, it's the simulator-assisted researcher who refuted the theorem ;-) The paper is here: https://zenodo.org/records/20189708 I venture a wild guess that the somewhat implausible "Yaroslav Murai" is a pseudonym, up there with Satoshi Nakamoto.