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Computing the Noncomputable

量子物理 2009-11-07 v4 计算机科学中的逻辑 逻辑

摘要

We explore in the framework of Quantum Computation the notion of computability, which holds a central position in Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science. A quantum algorithm that exploits the quantum adiabatic processes is considered for the Hilbert's tenth problem, which is equivalent to the Turing halting problem and known to be mathematically noncomputable. Generalised quantum algorithms are also considered for some other mathematical noncomputables in the same and of different noncomputability classes. The key element of all these algorithms is the measurability of both the values of physical observables and of the quantum-mechanical probability distributions for these values. It is argued that computability, and thus the limits of Mathematics, ought to be determined not solely by Mathematics itself but also by physical principles.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0203034,
  title  = {Computing the Noncomputable},
  author = {Tien D. Kieu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0203034},
  year   = {2009}
}

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Extensively revised and enlarged with: 2 new subsections, 4 new figures, 1 new reference, and a short biography as requested by the journal editor