Complexity, action, and black holes

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Brown, Adam R.; Susskind, Leonard; Swingle, Brian; Zhao, Ying; Roberts, Daniel Adam
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Abstract
Our earlier paper “Complexity Equals Action” conjectured that the quantum computational complexity of a holographic state is given by the classical action of a region in the bulk (the “Wheeler-DeWitt” patch). We provide calculations for the results quoted in that paper, explain how it fits into a broader (tensor) network of ideas, and elaborate on the hypothesis that black holes are the fastest computers in nature.
Date issued
2016-04
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/102254
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Theoretical Physics; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Journal
Physical Review D
Publisher
American Physical Society
Citation
Brown, Adam R., Daniel A. Roberts, Leonard Susskind, Brian Swingle, and Ying Zhao. “Complexity, Action, and Black Holes.” Phys. Rev. D 93, no. 8 (April 18, 2016). © 2016 American Physical Society
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2470-0010
2470-0029
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