Quantum scrambling is a process in which quantum information spreads throughout a system, making it unreadable. This phenomenon has been observed in black holes, where it is believed to be responsible for the rapid loss of information. However, recent research has shown that chemical reactions can also exhibit quantum scrambling.
The discovery of quantum scrambling in chemical reactions has important implications for quantum control of chemical reactions, a topic that received extensive attention in the 1990s. Quantum control of chemical reactions involves manipulating the quantum states of molecules to control the outcome of a reaction. However, quantum scrambling makes it difficult to predict the outcome of a reaction, making quantum control challenging.