Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: Physical modeling translates measured data into a physical model. Physical modeling is a major objective in physics and is generally regarded as a creative process. How good are computers at solving this task? Here, we show that in the absence of physical heuristics, the inference of optimal quantum models cannot be computed efficiently (unless $\text{P}=\text{NP}$). This result illuminates rigorous limits to the extent to which computers can be used to further our understanding of nature.
Source: Physical Review A
Author: Cyril J. Stark
Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Language: English
Subfield: Artificial Intelligence
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Army Research Office
Award: G3412967457
OpenAlex ID: W2288758255