Observability and Computability in Physical Systems
General Physics
2012-06-28 v1 History and Philosophy of Physics
Abstract
This paper considers the relevance of the concepts of observability and computability in physical theory. Observability is related to verifiability which is essential for effective computing and as physical systems are computational systems it is important even where explicit computation is not the goal. Specifically, we examine two problems: observability and computability for quantum computing, and remote measurement of time and frequency.
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@article{arxiv.1206.6292,
title = {Observability and Computability in Physical Systems},
author = {Subhash Kak},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1206.6292},
year = {2012}
}
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8 pages, 1 figure