Open, collaborative, version-controlled research in quantum science.

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About

Polyquantum is an open platform for collaborative research in quantum science, structured as a GitHub repository.
It enables researchers to:

• 💡 Share new research ideas openly
• 🛠️ Collaborate on ongoing projects proposed by others
• 📝 Preserve and track research contributions transparently

A core feature of Polyquantum is the transparent tracking of authorship.
By using Git’s distributed version control, every research step is permanently recorded in citable Markdown documents, ensuring proper recognition of contributors.

More details about Polyquantum can be found in ABOUT.md.

🛠️ How to contribute to existing research ideas/projects/problems

1. Browse the Issues section to see existing research ideas/projects/problems.
2. Interact and discuss by commenting on specific issues.
3. To contribute original material (ideas, solutions, calculations, etc.) that is worth preserving in a (Git-tracked) document:
   • Follow this guide to create or edit a Markdown file in the folder /docs/[ISSUE_NUMBER]/. For example, (for issue #1):

     /docs/1/2-contribution.md
     

   • In the document, add (or update) author(s) and affiliation(s).
4. If accepted, the new (or modified) document will be published in /docs/[ISSUE_NUMBER]/ and permanently tracked by the Git system.
5. The document can be referenced as Authors, Polyquantum 1.2 (2025) corresponding, in this example, to project #1, document #2, created in 2025.

💡 How to share a new research idea/project/problem

1. Open a new issue describing your idea/project/problem.
2. A new folder /docs/[ISSUE_NUMBER]/ containing a README.md file (referencing your new issue) will be automatically created.
3. To preserve your idea/project/problem in a (Git-tracked) document:
   • Follow this guide to create a new Markdown file in the folder /docs/[ISSUE_NUMBER]/. For example, (for issue #1):

     /docs/1/1-idea.md
     

   • In the document, add author(s) and affiliation(s).
4. If accepted, the new document will be published in /docs/[ISSUE_NUMBER]/ and permanently tracked by the Git system.
5. The new research idea/project/problem can be referenced as:
   • Polyquantum 1 (short notation similar to that used for Polymath projects);
   • Authors, Polyquantum 1 (2025) corresponding, in this example, to project #1 as a whole, created in 2025;
   • Authors, Polyquantum 1.1 (2025) corresponding, in this example, to project #1, specific document #1, created in 2025.

Usage of Issues vs. Markdown files

• Issues are optimal for brainstorming, discussions, and quick comments. Authorship is not tracked by Git (similar to blog or social media posts).
• Markdown files are for more refined ideas/solutions/calculations worth preserving as a permanent record in the Git history. Such files are referenced, tracked, and version-controlled. Authorship is permanently preserved (similar to publishing on the arXiv repository).

Feedback & Suggestions

For general comments, feedback, or suggestions about the structure of Polyquantum, please ⚠️do not open a new Issue⚠️. Instead, use the Discussions section. This helps keep the Issues section clean and focused on research projects.

License

Contributions and the structure of this repository are licensed under the terms described in LICENSE.md.