Can a quantum particle be simulated on a classical computer?

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Simulating a quantum particle on a classical computer is fundamentally impossible due to the inherent differences between quantum mechanics and classical computation. The discussion emphasizes that classical simulations cannot replicate the exact behavior of quantum particles, as they rely on transistors and pixels rather than the probabilistic nature of quantum states. The term "exactly like" is deemed meaningless without a clear definition of the parameters for similarity and difference in the simulation context.

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I'm just curious, is it possible to simulate a quantum particle (so that it is exactly like a real quantum particle) merely using a classical computer? When something is simulated on a classical computer, it's not really actually there, what you see on the screen is just pixels lighting up. The thing you are simulating is just a bunch of transistors turned on or off. Does this mean it's impossible to simulate a particle on a classical computer?
 
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A simulation is always something different from the thing simulated. ''exactly like'' is meaningless, since ''like'' always allows for ''not exactly''. You need to describe in which way you want a simulation to be alike, and in which way you allow it to differ, before you get a meaningless statement.
 

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