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In this note, we present a puzzle. We prove that Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory is inconsistent by proving, using Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory, the false statement that any algorithm that determines whether any $n \times n$ matrix over $\mathbb…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2014-10-08 Craig Alan Feinstein

Recent work by Faizal et al. (2025) claims that G\"odelian undecidability of non-algorithmic truths in our universe imply the impossibility of a formal, algorithmic simulation of the universe. This paper clarifies the distinction between…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2025-12-16 Evan Redden

When the symmetry of a physical theory describing a finite system is deformed by replacing its Lie group by the corresponding quantum group, the operators and state function will lie in a new algebra describing new degrees of freedom. If…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-31 R. J. Finkelstein

The conventional double-scaling limit of an O(N)-symmetric quartic quantum field theory is inconsistent because the critical coupling constant is negative. Thus, at the critical coupling the Lagrangian defines a quantum theory with an…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-05 Carl M. Bender , Moshe Moshe , Sarben Sarkar

In this article a non--technical survey is given of the present status of Axiomatic Quantum Field Theory and interesting future directions of this approach are outlined. The topics covered are the universal structure of the local algebras…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2010-11-19 Detlev Buchholz

Various aspects of recent works on affine quantum group symmetry of integrable 2d quantum field theory are reviewed and further clarified. A geometrical meaning is given to the quantum double, and other properties of quantum groups.…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 D. Bernard , A. LeClair

This short note proves that a Laplacian cannot be quantum uniquely ergodic if it possesses a quasimode of order zero which (i) has a singular limit, and (ii) is a linear combination of a uniformly bounded number of eigenfunctions (modulo an…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2011-11-10 Steve Zelditch

The interplay between supersymmetry and classical and quantum computation is discussed. First, it is shown that the problem of computing the Witten index of $\mathcal N \leq 2$ quantum mechanical systems is $\#P$-complete and therefore…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-05-26 P. Marcos Crichigno

What if the paradoxical nature of quantum theory could find its source in some undecidability analog to that of G\"odel's incompleteness theorem ? This essay aims at arguing for such G\"odelian hunch via two case studies. Firstly, using a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-08-25 Hippolyte Dourdent

In this work, we reveal a new type of impossibility discovered in our recent research which forbids comparing the closeness of multiple unknown quantum states with any non-trivial threshold in a perfect or an unambiguous way. This…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-30 Shengshi Pang , Shengjun Wu , Zeng-Bing Chen

The issue of field redefinition invariance of path integrals in quantum field theory is reexamined. A ``paradox'' is presented involving the reduction to an effective quantum-mechanical theory of a $(d+1)$-dimensional free scalar field in a…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Karyn M. Apfeldorf , Horacio E. Camblong , Carlos R. Ordonez

The spectral gap problem - determining whether the energy spectrum of a system has an energy gap above ground state, or if there is a continuous range of low-energy excitations - pervades quantum many-body physics. Recently, this important…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-08-19 Johannes Bausch , Toby Cubitt , Angelo Lucia , David Perez-Garcia

Tachyons have fascinated generations of physicists due to their peculiar behavior, but they did not solve any real physical problem. This may have changed with the recent works of Dragan et al., who have shown that superluminal observers…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-01-03 Krzysztof Jodłowski

The wave function in the quantum theory of the O(N) extended supersymmetric particle model describes a massless free field with spin N/2. This quantum theory is here exactly solved in terms of gauge fields in arbitrary even dimensions using…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-06-12 Robert Marnelius

The problem of determining the existence of a spectral gap in a lattice quantum spin system was previously shown to be undecidable for one [J. Bausch et al., "Undecidability of the spectral gap in one dimension", Physical Review X 10…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-16 Laura Castilla-Castellano , Angelo Lucia

Some important rigorous results on phase transitions accompanied by the spontaneous breaking of symmetries in statistical mechanics and relativistic quantum field theory are reviewed. Basic ideas, mainly inspired by quantum field theory,…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2023-12-04 Jürg Fröhlich

We prove, assuming resolution of singularities in positive characteristic, an analogue of Siegel's theorem on sum of squares in positive characteristic. The method of proof combines techniques from central simple algebras with model theory…

Logic · Mathematics 2024-10-31 Carlos Martinez-Ranero , Javier Utreras

We give a modern geometric viewpoint on anomalies in quantum field theory and illustrate it in a 1-dimensional theory: supersymmetric quantum mechanics. This is background for the resolution of worldsheet anomalies in orientifold…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2014-06-24 Daniel S. Freed

The standard axioms of set theory, the Zermelo-Fraenkel axioms (ZFC), do not suffice to answer all questions in mathematics. While this follows abstractly from Kurt G\"odel's famous incompleteness theorems, we nowadays know numerous…

Logic · Mathematics 2024-06-04 Sandra Müller

We consider quintessence scalar field cosmology in which the Lagrangian of the scalar field is modified by the Generalized Uncertainty Principle. We show that the perturbation terms which arise from the deformed algebra are equivalent with…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-12-03 Andronikos Paliathanasis , Supriya Pan , Souvik Pramanik