Semiclassical Gravity as a Potential Framework for Solving NP-Complete Problems

Summary

This academic paper explores the theoretical possibility that semiclassical gravity (where gravity is treated classically while matter is quantum) could efficiently solve NP-complete problems. The authors present a theoretical framework suggesting that the interplay between quantum matter and classical gravity might provide computational advantages beyond standard quantum computing. The paper discusses implications for the nature of gravity, questioning whether gravity must be quantum-mechanical, and proposes that semiclassical gravity could offer a novel computational paradigm for tackling hard computational problems.

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bskySemiclassical Gravity as a Potential Framework for Solving NP-Complete Problemsarxiv.org