Hypercomputation with programmable matter

摘要

The invention is a method for performing secure computation using a solid volume of material to which a number of electrodes are attached. At certain frequency combinations the material may act as a capacitor network, whereupon it may then be used as a physical unclonable function (PUF). At other frequencies it may be used in neuromorphic computing including reservoir computation. In the case of a PUF, the output signal is sufficiently unique, distinguishable and repeatable that the material acts as a strong physical unclonable function. If the invention is attached or connected remotely to an electronic device such as a computer, electronic car key, smart phone, tablet or an loT sensor, it can act to provide a method of authentication. Applications of the invention as programmable matter include pattern recognition, audio recognition, image recognition, genetic algorithm reader and a reservoir computer.