Re: A unique number for every "person" - can it be done?

spinoza1111_at_yahoo.com
Date: 03/18/05 

Date: 17 Mar 2005 16:17:22 -0800

If you believe that "an actual TM cannot exist" then you are a
mathematical Platonist. An alternative view is that its "infinity" is
intuitionist and constructible, therefore an actual TM can exist as
long as its tape, and the time available for calculation, is unbounded.

I'm well aware of the difference between aleph-zero and aleph-1
infinity. What I haven't seen is any theoretical work that proves that
a quantum computer with nondenumerably infinite states or symbols can
for example determine whether a TM will halt. As a working stiff I
don't have the ability to keep up with new theory. Therefore I need a
link from you that shows this is the case.

Perhaps the problem is that computer science types today are so
concerned about getting rich that they don't do theoretical work any
more, or don't share their results.

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