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Re:Project Hyperion: Interstellar ship design competition by throwaway290 on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @11:41PM (#44820358)
> Particles are indistinguishable

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin_(physics)

A particle spins on any number of axes

> You need something that harvests particles locally and can receive a stream of data with what to print

You cannot obtain that data because this spin is impossible to measure)

Re:Project Hyperion: Interstellar ship design competition by random_is_rando on Thursday August 07, 2025 @07:05AM (#44822988)
Spin can be measured but what's the use for that? You can scan a chair and use the data to reassemble. If you get the wrong spins on particles do you not get the same chair? You're looking for a function which arises at higher level.
Re:Project Hyperion: Interstellar ship design competition by throwaway290 on Thursday August 07, 2025 @09:06AM (#44823999)
Measuring spin is impossible without changing the particle.

You assume a human is the same as a chair? seems like a stretch

Re:Project Hyperion: Interstellar ship design competition by random_is_rando on Thursday August 07, 2025 @09:23AM (#44824164)
I don't understand, what is the purpose of measuring electron spin for your various atoms? Electrons are in a probability cloud, you need to scan/replicate the atomic structure, not measure the electron spin of your atoms. Doesn't really make sense for me, do you have something particular in mind or?
Re:Project Hyperion: Interstellar ship design competition by throwaway290 on Friday August 08, 2025 @01:14AM (#44833678)
> Doesn't really make sense for me, do you have something particular in mind or?

Do you? I already said what I have in mind. particles are not indistinguishable and "scanning" objects without destroying them not possible in this reality