A Questionable Fundamental Basis for Quantum Computing Advantage

TL;DR

This paper questions the fundamental basis of quantum computing advantage, arguing that it relies on interpretations of quantum mechanics that are challenged by locally real models not negated by Bell experiments.

Contribution

It introduces a locally real interpretation that excludes entanglement and superposition, challenging the conventional understanding of quantum advantage.

Findings

Bell experiments do not negate locally real interpretations

Entanglement and superposition are not necessary for quantum advantage

The foundational basis of quantum computing is called into question

Abstract

The widely accepted basis for quantum computing advantage is derived from the entanglement and superposition properties of the probabilistic interpretation of the underlying quantum mechanical formalism which in turn is widely accepted based upon results of Bell experiments. That advantage is questioned here in view of a locally real interpretation that is not negated by Bell experiments and under which entanglement and superposition are excluded.