pengvado comments on Open Thread: September 2009 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: pengvado 02 September 2009 05:17:47AM 0 points [-]

The usual default parameter is number of bits it takes to write down the problem. It could also be number of particles. Either one works in this case.

Comment author: JGWeissman 02 September 2009 09:16:54PM 0 points [-]

What quantum algorithm for simulating quantum mechanics takes sub-exponential time with respect to the number of particles?

Comment author: pengvado 02 September 2009 11:31:45PM 0 points [-]

I didn't have a particular algorithm in mind when I said that, but since you ask I went and found this one.