My grandfather Vytautas passed away almost 3 years ago now, just before the start of the pandemic proper in Europe. He was almost 90 years old. I miss him dearly, he was the best grandfather I could have asked for. Some time ago I found a copy of a school assignment from way back whenContinue reading “Vytautas Čepas: memories of my grandfather”
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What on Earth is counterdiabatic driving? (Or: the waiter and the glass of wine (water) example that’s been done to death)
Rambling Pre-Amble So I’m rubbish at writing blogs. This is something I’ve now truly proven to myself. Not for lack of trying! In any case, here’s a new entry I’d like to thank the amazing folks at the Quantum Aviary blog for. They gave me the push needed to put something together about the sortsContinue reading “What on Earth is counterdiabatic driving? (Or: the waiter and the glass of wine (water) example that’s been done to death)”
What is a Quantum Algorithm? (Part 2: “It” from “Qubit”)
I’ll begin this post with and addendum to the previous part of this series: originally I began this with the intent to sum up (in abstraction) how I understand the concept of quantum algorithms in a fairly practical way. This is still ultimately the goal, but as the previous post grew and my reading materialContinue reading “What is a Quantum Algorithm? (Part 2: “It” from “Qubit”)”
What is a Quantum Algorithm? (Part 1: The Rant about Information)
Here’s a fun, easy topic to start off with. I would like to stress that I do intend to try and make this as accessible as I possibly can. I am by no means a great science communicator, nor one of those absolute genius researchers that I keep running into who seem to understand topicsContinue reading “What is a Quantum Algorithm? (Part 1: The Rant about Information)”
Beginnings
I find that both the beginning and end of a thing can be dangerous, particularly when that thing is a life*. And anyway – beginnings are a myth. The first step, an opening line, biting into an apple… there is always a before. We are burdened, always, with the prototypical “Previously on…” montage. That isContinue reading “Beginnings”
Ieva Čepaitė 