Quantum mechanics provides the physical basis of teleological evolutions

TL;DR

This paper argues that quantum algorithms' speedup stems from their teleological nature, which also applies to biological evolution under certain cosmological assumptions, linking quantum computation and teleology.

Contribution

It introduces a novel perspective that quantum computational speedup is due to teleological evolution, connecting quantum algorithms with biological evolution and cosmological principles.

Findings

Quantum algorithms exhibit teleological evolution toward solutions.

The teleological nature of quantum algorithms parallels biological evolution.

Under certain cosmological assumptions, this teleological principle extends to living systems.

Abstract

We show that the quantum computational speedup of quantum algorithms is due to their teleological character, their being evolutions toward a goal (the solution of the problem) with an attractor in the very goal they will produce in the future (the solution of the problem again). We also show that, under the quantum cosmological assumption and for the Fine-tuned Universe version of the Anthropic Principle, the physical basis of the teleological character of quantum algorithms applies as well to the evolutions of the living for which the teleological notion was originally conceived.