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In reply to the discussion: Organic realism [View all]
 

tama

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35. Weak and distant... :)
Tue May 15, 2012, 10:41 PM
May 2012

But the notion active information is not dependent from strength and distance

"Quantum computers hold great promise for solving interesting computational problems, but it remains a challenge to find efficient quantum circuits that can perform these complicated tasks. Here we show that finding optimal quantum circuits is essentially equivalent to finding the shortest path between two points in a certain curved geometry. By recasting the problem of finding quantum circuits as a geometric problem, we open up the possibility of using the mathematical techniques of Riemannian geometry to suggest new quantum algorithms or to prove limitations on the power of quantum computers."
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/311/5764/1133.abstract

Could this suggest quantum computation powered by relativistic space-time fabric alone?

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Organic realism [View all] tama May 2012 OP
Hmm, sounds like co-opting scientific terms to promote philosophical kookery longship May 2012 #1
Philosophy and science tama May 2012 #12
But the test of science is whether it agrees with the data longship May 2012 #14
QFT tama May 2012 #19
More on QFT tama May 2012 #20
Bohm's deterministic quantum theory is not relativistic longship May 2012 #23
Corrections tama May 2012 #29
Yes, that is my understanding, too. longship May 2012 #31
The intersection of process relgious thought, science and philosophy Thats my opinion May 2012 #27
Good to hear tama May 2012 #32
What is this about time? RobertEarl May 2012 #2
Einstein might have had something about that longship May 2012 #3
Time is woven in the fabric? RobertEarl May 2012 #4
Perhaps you would be better served studying the works of those... eqfan592 May 2012 #5
Perhaps RobertEarl May 2012 #7
Do I think time is a fantasy? No. eqfan592 May 2012 #9
Time is what we make of it RobertEarl May 2012 #10
Well, time is something! longship May 2012 #6
well RobertEarl May 2012 #8
Time is decidedly not a human construction longship May 2012 #11
Cause and effect exists RobertEarl May 2012 #13
Well, we seem to be agreeing, mostly... longship May 2012 #15
The subject is a tough subject RobertEarl May 2012 #16
Well, what do we actually know about time? longship May 2012 #17
Thank you, longship RobertEarl May 2012 #18
Well tama May 2012 #21
Quantum physics is also relativistic longship May 2012 #22
Yup tama May 2012 #28
Indeed, plus the relative scale of gravity longship May 2012 #30
Weak and distant... :) tama May 2012 #35
Or, "Open a subspace frequency to StarFleet Lt. Uhura" longship May 2012 #36
If only tama May 2012 #38
You seem to be re-defining time to suit a rather murky proposition. LTX May 2012 #26
In terms of psychological time tama May 2012 #33
Effectively, there is no "now." LTX May 2012 #39
Notice tama May 2012 #40
Certainly time matters to a dog Silent3 May 2012 #24
At least one physicist questions the reality of time. Jim__ May 2012 #41
As long as it's free-range organic realism Silent3 May 2012 #25
Thanks, I needed that. rrneck May 2012 #37
How it is possible that the world is both deterministic and deterministic at the same time? AlbertCat May 2012 #34
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