{
  "id": 9380249,
  "title": "Tic-tac-toe simulator offers a way to teach quantum physics without matrix algebra",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/tic-tac-toe-simulator-offers-a-way-to-teach-quantum-physics-without",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-23T17:00:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-tic-tac-toe-simulator-quantum.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A team from SUNY Polytechnic Institute has designed a quantum rule-based simulator known as Quantum Tic-Tac-Toe. The simulator was originally designed to help students learn abstract concepts in quantum mechanics without using matrix algebra, in a game-like environment. It has rules similar to classical tic-tac-toe but incorporates phenomena from quantum mechanics, such as wavefunction collapse,…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}