Stephen Wolfram thinks he may have found the theory that unifies physics: it's basically automata theory. According to his theory, the universe is basically an automaton running a simple set of computational rules. The link leads to his layman's summary of the work.
Even if this isn't how things work, it lends a completely new perspective: based on a relatively simple analysis of his idea, he derives the basics of relativity and quantum mechanics. His article makes for a mind-bending and fascinating read, but it's already a summary, and trying to do a summary of a summary here makes little sense. If you're into physics, mathematics or cosmology, have a look!
(Score: 2) by Bot on Thursday April 16 2020, @05:42PM
Just because the early modeling of nature has been achieved in a purely functional way, it does not mean that every other model must be done the same way.
In fact some equations might already be an unnecessarily complex rendering of simpler automata algos.
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