Research highlights

Ricardo Luiz Narciso Moebus

Based on the observation of the object of research itself as a manufacturing by the researcher, even in the exact sciences, with Heisenberg, seeks to build the novelty of the offer interference research, as compared to the action research, participatory research, intervention research.

J. D. Harvey

This article presents recent optoelectronics research at Auckland University. The Optoelectronics research group is currently expanding its interests into the areas of biophotonics taking advantage of a long history of biophysics research using laser light scattering, combined with its expertise in optical fibre applications. In addition the Optoelectronics research group has collaborative research projects with the experimental and theoretical quantum and atom optics research groups within the Physics Department. The combined resources of these groups is considerable, dominating as they do the research interests of the Department.

Ricardo Verschueren

This research seeks to better understand what drives performance in computation. To develop this understanding the researcher investigates the literature on computational performance within the classical and quantum paradigm for both binary and multi-value logic. Based on the findings of the literature the researcher evaluates through an experiment of addition what drives performance and how performance can be improved. \nFor the evaluation of this research, a realist research paradigm employs two research methods. The first is an automaton model of computation to model each of the computing paradigms and computational logic. The second is computational complexity theory for measuring the performance of addition. Through this evaluation the researcher seeks to gain a better understanding of what drives computational performance and how addition can be performed more efficiently. \nThe results of the research lead the researcher to conclude that modernisation of machinery caused the birth start of automated computing and the binary number system in computers. As this research indicated that computation through increasing the radix can improve performance of computation for addition. Based on reported findings in the science of quantum mechanics research, it would be possible to implement a model of computation with increased radix. Through embracing state discrimination/ distinguishability this research calls to review the current quantum computing paradigm based on state duality.