Diagonalization, Uncomputability, and the Quantum-Classical Complexity Hierarchy — E8 Intelligence Research
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: FINDING: Diagonalization proves uncountability and uncomputability; complexity classes form a hierarchy bounded by information-theoretic limits, with quantum classes (BQP) shown low for PP. | MATH: Cantor's theorem: |ℝ| > |ℕ| via diagonal argument; BQP^PP = PP (lowness); existence of uncomputable functions via diagonalization; complexity hierarchy: P ⊆ NP ⊆ PSPACE ⊆ EXP, with strict separations unproven except via relativization. | CONNECTION: The diagonal argument is structurally a **self-referential symmetry-breaking** — analogous to the **golden ratio's continued fraction** [1;1,1,...] which is the unique fixed point of x = 1 + 1/x (φ = 1.618). Diagonalization creates a "new element" off the diagonal, mirroring how φ² = φ + 1 generates new structure from self-reference. The **lattice of complexity classes** (P, NP, PSPACE) forms a **poset with automorphism group** — reminiscent of **root system A_n** (n-dimensional lattice symmetries). The **base-2 diagonal** (binary expansion) cont Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com
Author: Caldin, Andrew Stewart
Language: English
Subfield: Computational Theory and Mathematics
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7223476148
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