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On the uncomputability of the spectral gap

Quantum Physics 2016-02-19 v1

Abstract

This paper reviews the 1994 proof that the spectral gap of Hamiltonian quantum systems capable of universal computation is uncomputable.

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@article{arxiv.1602.05924,
  title  = {On the uncomputability of the spectral gap},
  author = {Seth Lloyd},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1602.05924},
  year   = {2016}
}

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5 pages, plain TeX