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Axiomatizing physical experiments as oracles to algorithms

E. J. Beggs, J. F. Costa, J. V. Tucker, John Tucker Orcid Logo

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Volume: 370, Issue: 1971, Pages: 3359 - 3384

Swansea University Author: John Tucker Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1098/rsta.2011.0427

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We developed earlier a theory of combining algorithms with physical systems, on the basis of using physical experiments as oracles to algorithms. Although our concepts and methods are general, each physical oracle requires its own analysis, on the basis of some fragment of physical theory that speci...

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Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
ISSN: 1364-503X 1471-2962
Published: London The Royal Society 2012
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description We developed earlier a theory of combining algorithms with physical systems, on the basis of using physical experiments as oracles to algorithms. Although our concepts and methods are general, each physical oracle requires its own analysis, on the basis of some fragment of physical theory that specifies the equipment and its behaviour. For specific examples of physical systems (mechanical, optical, electrical), the computational power has been characterized using non-uniform complexity classes. The powers of the known examples vary according to assumptions on precision and timing but seem to lead to the same complexity classes, namely P/ log and BPP// log. In this study, we develop sets of axioms for the interface between physical equipment and algorithms that allow us to prove general characterizations, in terms of P/ log and BPP// log, for large classes of physical oracles, in a uniform way. Sufficient conditions on physical equipment are giventhat ensure a physical system satisfies the axioms.
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