A theory of quantum gravity based on quantum computation
量子物理
2018-04-11 v9 广义相对论与量子宇宙学
摘要
This paper proposes a method of unifying quantum mechanics and gravity based on quantum computation. In this theory, fundamental processes are described in terms of pairwise interactions between quantum degrees of freedom. The geometry of space-time is a construct, derived from the underlying quantum information processing. The computation gives rise to a superposition of four-dimensional spacetimes, each of which obeys the Einstein-Regge equations. The theory makes explicit predictions for the back-reaction of the metric to computational `matter,' black-hole evaporation, holography, and quantum cosmology.
引用
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0501135,
title = {A theory of quantum gravity based on quantum computation},
author = {Seth Lloyd},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0501135},
year = {2018}
}
备注
LaTeX; 58 pages; replaced to include the 4 figures (pdf); this version with more extensive discussion of quantum cosmology