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We consider the issue of computability at the most fundamental level of physical reality: the Planck scale. To this aim, we consider the theoretical model of a quantum computer on a non commutative space background, which is a computational…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Paola Zizzi

Computing stands to be radically improved by neuromorphic computing (NMC) approaches inspired by the brain's incredible efficiency and capabilities. Most NMC research, which aims to replicate the brain's computational structure and…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2022-03-02 J. Darby Smith , Aaron J. Hill , Leah E. Reeder , Brian C. Franke , Richard B. Lehoucq , Ojas Parekh , William Severa , James B. Aimone

Quantum computers are designed to outperform standard computers by running quantum algorithms. Areas in which quantum algorithms can be applied include cryptography, search and optimisation, simulation of quantum systems, and solving large…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-02-24 Ashley Montanaro

This paper reviews memory technologies used in Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) for neuromorphic computing, a brain-inspired approach transforming artificial intelligence with improved efficiency and performance. It focuses on the…

Hardware Architecture · Computer Science 2025-02-25 Dexter Le , Baran Arig , Murat Isik , I. Can Dikmen , Teoman Karadag

Using a quantumlike description for light propagation in nonhomogeneous optical fibers, quantum information processing can be implemented by optical means. Quantum-like bits (qulbits) are associated to light modes in the optical fiber and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 M. A. Man'ko , V. I. Man'ko , R. Vilela Mendes

The potential for neuromorphic computing to provide intrinsic fault tolerance has long been speculated, but the brain's robustness in neuromorphic applications has yet to be demonstrated. Here, we show that a previously described, natively…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2026-03-12 Bradley H. Theilman , James B. Aimone

According to the statistical interpretation of quantum theory, quantum computers form a distinguished class of probabilistic machines (PMs) by encoding n qubits in 2n pbits (random binary variables). This raises the possibility of a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 P. Gralewicz

There are inherent limits in classical computation for it to serve as an adequate model of human cognition. In particular, non-commutativity, while ubiquitous in physics and psychology, cannot be sufficiently handled. We propose that we…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2019-11-14 Hongbin Wang , Jack W. Smith , Yanlong Sun

Quantum information processing is the use of inherently quantum mechanical phenomena to perform information processing tasks that cannot be achieved using conventional classical information technologies. One famous example is quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. A. Jones

The proliferation of deep learning applications has intensified the demand for electronic hardware with low energy consumption and fast computing speed. Neuromorphic photonics have emerged as a viable alternative to directly process…

Applied Physics · Physics 2025-06-24 Guangfeng You , Chao Qian , Hongsheng Chen

The article contains an outline of a possible new direction for Computability Logic (see www.csc.villanova.edu/~japaridz/CL/ ), focused on computability without infinite memory or other impossible-to-possess computational resources. The new…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2024-11-05 Giorgi Japaridze

A new class of energy-efficient digital microprocessor is being developed which is susceptible to thermal noise and consequently operates in probabilistic rather than conventional deterministic mode. Hybrid computing systems which combine…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2014-12-17 T. N. Palmer , M. O'Shea

Neuromorphic computers perform computations by emulating the human brain, and use extremely low power. They are expected to be indispensable for energy-efficient computing in the future. While they are primarily used in spiking neural…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2022-08-17 Prasanna Date , Shruti Kulkarni , Aaron Young , Catherine Schuman , Thomas Potok , Jeffrey Vetter

Computational topology is an area that revisits topological problems from an algorithmic point of view, and develops topological tools for improved algorithms. We survey results in computational topology that are concerned with graphs drawn…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2017-09-06 Éric Colin de Verdière

Neuromorphic computing uses brain-inspired principles to design circuits that can perform computational tasks with superior power efficiency to conventional computers. Approaches that use traditional electronic devices to create artificial…

Applied Physics · Physics 2020-07-14 J. Grollier , D. Querlioz , K. Y. Camsari , K. Everschor-Sitte , S. Fukami , M. D. Stiles

In this paper, we review some recent work on amorphous materials using current "first principles" electronic structure/molecular dynamics techniques. The main theme of the paper is to emphasize new directions in the use of such ab initio…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2007-05-23 D. A. Drabold , P. Biswas , D. Tafen , R. Atta-Fynn

The discovery of an algorithm for factoring which runs in polynomial time on a quantum computer has given rise to a concerted effort to understand the principles, advantages, and limitations of quantum computing. At the same time, many…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Chris Adami , Jonathan P. Dowling

Artificial neural networks and computational neuroscience models have made tremendous progress, allowing computers to achieve impressive results in artificial intelligence (AI) applications, such as image recognition, natural language…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2019-11-05 Giacomo Indiveri , Yulia Sandamirskaya

Neuromorphic computing and, in particular, spiking neural networks (SNNs) have become an attractive alternative to deep neural networks for a broad range of signal processing applications, processing static and/or temporal inputs from…

Hardware Architecture · Computer Science 2023-12-05 Souvik Kundu , Rui-Jie Zhu , Akhilesh Jaiswal , Peter A. Beerel

Inspired by the work of Feynman, Deutsch, We formally propose the theory of physical computability and accordingly, the physical complexity theory. To achieve this, a framework that can evaluate almost all forms of computation using various…

Computational Physics · Physics 2011-12-06 Huimin Zheng , HaiXing Hu , Nan Wu , Fangmin Song