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posted by Fnord666 on Thursday April 16 2020, @05:22PM   Printer-friendly
from the 42 dept.

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!


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by captain normal on Friday April 17 2020, @04:36AM (2 children)

    by captain normal (2205) on Friday April 17 2020, @04:36AM (#983978)

    I usually don't reply to AC's, but: "It's an effort to understanding the programming that governs the universe..." That statement implies that there is a "source code" and therefor an author of such. There again, good luck with that idea.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 17 2020, @06:56AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 17 2020, @06:56AM (#984019)

    Yes but if you can hack it, you'll get all the women and be an alfafa-Male. Ding ding ding! Hello Jackpot!

  • (Score: 2) by Bot on Saturday April 18 2020, @02:21AM

    by Bot (3902) on Saturday April 18 2020, @02:21AM (#984429) Journal

    You don't care if there is or not a universe computing PC (which can have a 1metaMhz CPU, we as products of the sim are unable to measure the FPmetaS, but needs a literally astronomical amount of RAM). Just like sane scientists don't care.

    All you care is whether such a model works better or worse, for your problems.

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