Subjects: Physics >> General Physics: Statistical and Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Information, etc. Subjects: Computer Science >> Other Disciplines of Computer Science submitted time 2024-05-14
Abstract: In his 1950 paper cite{Turing1950}, Turing proposed the notion of a thinking machine, namely a machine that can think. But a thinking machine has to follow a certain law of physics, provided it is realized physically. In this paper, we show that Turing’s thinking machine necessrily obeys ’t Hooft’s principle of superposition of states, which was presented by ’t Hooft cite{Hooft2016} in 2016 beyond the usual one as described by Dirac cite{Dirac1958} in the conventional quantum mechanics. Precisely, Turing’s thinking machine must be a quantum machine, while ’t Hooft’s principle characterizes its thinking behavior in a probabilistic way.
Peer Review Status:Awaiting Review