Published June 1, 2019 | Version v1
Journal article

Quantum hyper-computing by means of evanescent photons

  • 1. Foundation of Physics Research Center (FoPRC), Cosenza (Italy)

Description

Nowadays quantum computation is probably considered as the most promising way to achieve superfast calculation performances to be implemented in the next generation of hyper-computers. Nevertheless, the realization of an hypercomputer, namely a system able to perform countable infinite computational steps within a finite time, is usually considered not allowed due to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle that limits the energy required by such steps. This limitation affects quantum algorithms as well as conventional computation. In this paper we show it is possible to bypass such limitation by considering a quantum system making use of evanescent photons produced by some physical processes such, for example, that occurring inside optical components made of metamaterials. This proposal opens very interesting prospects towards a deeper understanding of quantum information and computation as well as to the realization of an actual hypercomputer system and its applications to frontier fields such as Artificial Intelligence. (paper)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1251/1/012010

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
Journal Volume
1251
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
[16 p.]
ISSN
1742-6596

Conference

Title
Prelude to Paradigm Shift
Acronym
11. International Symposium on Advances in Fundamental Physics
Dates
6-9 Aug 2018
Place
Liege (Belgium)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
53055713
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ALGORITHMS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CALCULATION METHODS; METAMATERIALS; PERFORMANCE; PHOTONS; QUANTUM COMPUTERS; QUANTUM INFORMATION; QUANTUM SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE
Descriptors DEC
BOSONS; COMPUTERS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; INFORMATION; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL LOGIC