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On Vague Computers
Vagueness is something everyone is familiar with. In fact, most people think
that vagueness is closely related to language and exists only there. However,
vagueness is a property of the physical world. Quantum computers harness
superposition and entanglement to perform their computational tasks. Both
superposition and entanglement are vague processes. Thus quantum computers,
which process exact data without "exploiting" vagueness, are actually vague
computers
Insignificant differences : the paradox of the heap
This study investigates six theoretical approaches offered as solutions to the paradox of the heap (sorites paradox), a logic puzzle dating back to the ancient Greek philosopher Eubulides. Those considered are: Incoherence Theory, Epistemic Theory, Supervaluation Theory, Many-Valued Logic, Fuzzy Logic, and Non-Classical Semantics. After critically examining all of these, it is concluded that none of the attempts to explain the sorites are fully adequate, and the paradox remains unresolved.Philosophy, Practical and Systematic TheologyM.A. (Philosophy
Generalized quantum measurements. Part I: Information properties of soft quantum measurements
A special class of soft quantum measurements as a physical model of the fuzzy
measurements widely used in physics is introduced and its information
properties are studied in detail.Comment: 25 pages, 3 figures, 25 ref
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