Abstract
Thpheoretical computer scientists, like their counterparts in physics, suffer and benefit from a high level of intellectual machismo. They believe they have some of the biggest brains around, which they need to think about some of the hardest problems. Like mathematicians, they prove theorems and doubt the seriousness of those who don't. Lately, however, theoretical computer scientists have sought the help of physicists in understanding quantum mechanics, a hard part of physics which they now believe has great significance for their own field.
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SeriousnessField (mathematics)Theoretical physicsComputationEpistemologyPhysicsComputer scienceData sciencePhilosophyMathematicsAlgorithm
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- 48
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 24-30
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Charles H. Bennett
(1995).
Quantum Information and Computation.
Physics Today
, 48
(10)
, 24-30.
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.881452
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- 10.1063/1.881452