From: on behalf of Seth Lloyd Sent: Monday, January 23, 2017 3:31 AM To: Jeffrey E. Subject: Re: Read later email first. This is very interesting. =C2 Talk tomorrow or Tuesday? Seth On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at =:54 AM, jeffrey E. <[email protected] <mailto:jeevacation@gma=l.com> wrote: now that my cold medicine has=worn off a bit 0 . if the flip from spin up to spin down is=C2 continuous.. can the state of the electron along=the way be represented by a number. are the states quant=zed or continuous. ie integers or number linel . i= it necessary for ordinary addition to first convert states to zeros and ores and then perform a standard computation -addition. =AO or can you perform an operation on the state itself and then look for a=readout of the number. lets assume in two sp=ce . I have a circle . its cirumference is pi. =AO if i want to measure it . i n=ed to represent it in ordinary numbers .. but why should i ,=C2 the thing i call circumference is a state.=C2 on that circumference ie. = clocks.- i draw a unit of arbitrary size and call it &q=ot; ONE " measured by the degrees of rotation=of my clock hand. two of the same rotations I call two u=its. and it is printed out on my clock. no matter the di=meter of the clock , it reads two units. . s= the number two is the class of all rotations of the same amount two times= . the number is only a representation . =AO can i make the leap to say there is a state of the electron that =orresponds to the number 2, for a specific observer. .=C2 ? I loved the way you both wea=e history into the presentations. =AO =C2 =C2 =A0 =C2 p=ease note The information contained in this communication is co=fidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may constitute inside inf=rmation, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of JEE Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this com=unication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawfu=. If you have receiv