Algorithmic randomness, quantum physics, and incompleteness

  • Authors:
  • Cristian S. Calude

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Computer Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand

  • Venue:
  • MCU'04 Proceedings of the 4th international conference on Machines, Computations, and Universality
  • Year:
  • 2004

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Abstract

Is randomness in quantum mechanics “algorithmically random”? Is there any relation between Heisenberg's uncertainty relation and Gödel's incompleteness? Can quantum randomness be used to trespass the Turing's barrier? Can complexity shed more light on incompleteness? In this paper we use variants of “algorithmic complexity” to discuss the above questions.