Measurability and Computability

نویسنده

  • Masanao Ozawa
چکیده

The conceptual relation between the measurability of quantum mechanical observables and the computability of numerical functions is re-examined. A new formulation is given for the notion of measurability with finite precision in order to reconcile the conflict alleged by M. A. Nielsen [Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 2915 (1997)] that the measurability of a certain observable contradicts the Church-Turing thesis. It is argued that any function computable by a quantum algorithm is a recursive function obeying the Church-Turing thesis, whereas any observable can be measured in principle. PACS numbers: 03.67.Lx, 03.65.Bz Typeset using REVTEX

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تاریخ انتشار 1998