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Fractional calculus has been used to describe physical systems with complexity. Here, we show that a fractional calculus approach can restore or include complexity in any physical systems that can be described by partial differential…

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Quantum Computing is a new and exciting field at the intersection of mathematics, computer science and physics. It concerns a utilization of quantum mechanics to improve the efficiency of computation. Here we present a gentle introduction…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-08-03 Noson S. Yanofsky

Quantum information theory represents a rich subject of discussion for those interested in the philosphical and foundational issues surrounding quantum mechanics for a simple reason: one can cast its central concerns in terms of a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Christopher G Timpson

We envision a machine capable of solving mathematical problems. Dividing the quantitative reasoning system into two parts: thought processes and cognitive processes, we provide probabilistic descriptions of the architecture.

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-08-21 Minzheng Li , Xiangzhong Fang , Haixin Yang

Recent developments in the mathematical foundations of quantum mechanics have brought the theory closer to that of classical probability and statistics. On the other hand, the unique character of quantum physics sets many of the questions…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 O. E. Barndorff-Nielsen , R. D. Gill , P. E. Jupp

We show that, in spite of a rather common opinion, quantum mechanics can be represented as an approximation of classical statistical mechanics. The approximation under consideration is based on the ordinary Taylor expansion of physical…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-11 Andrei Khrennikov

The quantum world is fascinating. It presents a description of nature that defies our most rooted concepts about what reality is. For example, quantum objects possess \lq\lq spooky\rq\rq\ properties that allow them to be in multiple places…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-01-23 M. Fernando Gonzalez-Zalba

Physics seeks to uncover the laws of Nature and express them through mathematical equations. Despite the vast diversity of natural phenomena, physical equations exhibit structural regularities that set them apart from arbitrary mathematical…

Physics and Society · Physics 2026-05-11 Andrei Constantin , Deaglan Bartlett , Harry Desmond , Pedro G. Ferreira

In this paper an interesting application of mathematics in economics is presented: the formulation of the theory of consumer basic problem, grounded on the concept of preferences relation and operationalized with optimization tools.

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-11-10 Manuel Alberto M. Ferreira , José António Filipe

The article is devoted to new mathematical methods for psychophysical filtering of experimental data and their processing.

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Denis V. Juriev

We describe some applications of quantum information theory to the analysis of quantum limits on measurement sensitivity. A measurement of a weak force acting on a quantum system is a determination of a classical parameter appearing in the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-03-28 Andrew M. Childs , John Preskill , Joseph Renes

Complex systems consist of many interacting elements which participate in some dynamical process. The activity of various elements is often different and the fluctuation in the activity of an element grows monotonically with the average…

Physics and Society · Physics 2008-04-24 Zoltan Eisler , Imre Bartos , Janos Kertesz

"Mathematicians, like physicists, are pushed by a strong fascination. Research in mathematics is hard, it is intellectually painful even if it is rewarding, and you would not do it without some strong urge." [D. Ruelle]. We shall give some…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2011-11-30 Alena Aleksenko , Evgeny Lakshtanov

This article presents a general solution to the problem of computational complexity. First, it gives a historical introduction to the problem since the revival of the foundational problems of mathematics at the end of the 19th century.…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2023-12-25 Rami Zaidan

Several concrete examples in quantum information are discussed to demonstrate the importance of proper modeling that relates the mathematical description to real-world applications. In particular, it is shown that some commonly accepted…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Horace P. Yuen

Quantum computation offers a promising new kind of information processing, where the non-classical features of quantum mechanics can be harnessed and exploited. A number of models of quantum computation exist, including the now well-studied…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-08-03 H. J. Briegel , D. E. Browne , W. Dür , R. Raussendorf , M. Van den Nest

Quantum mechanics---the theory describing the fundamental workings of nature---is famously counterintuitive: it predicts that a particle can be in two places at the same time, and that two remote particles can be inextricably and…

Mathematical understanding is built in many ways. Among these, illustration has been a companion and tool for research for as long as research has taken place. We use the term illustration to encompass any way one might bring a mathematical…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2023-12-29 Rémi Coulon , Gabriel Dorfsman-Hopkins , Edmund Harriss , Martin Skrodzki , Katherine E. Stange , Glen Whitney

This article introduces the conjecture that "mathematics, logic and related disciplines may usefully be understood as information compression (IC) by 'multiple alignment', 'unification' and 'search' (ICMAUS)". As a preparation for the two…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2007-05-23 J Gerard Wolff

In this report, a novel approach to intelligence and learning is introduced, this approach is based on what we call 'perception logic'. Based on this logic, a computing mechanism and automata are introduced. Multi-resolution analysis of…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Mohamed A. Belal