Emergence of the Fused Spacetime from a Continuum Computing Construct of Reality
Authors
Muir, Heather A
Publication Date
2022-04Journal Title
Foundations of Physics
ISSN
0015-9018
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Volume
52
Issue
2
Language
en
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Article
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Muir, H. A. (2022). Emergence of the Fused Spacetime from a Continuum Computing Construct of Reality. Foundations of Physics, 52 (2) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-022-00549-x
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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Since the emergence of computing as a mode of investigation in the sciences, computational approaches have revolutionised many fields of inquiry. Recently in philosophy, the question has begun rendering bit by bit—could computation be considered a deeper fundamental building block to <jats:italic>all</jats:italic> of reality? This paper proposes a continuum computing construct, predicated on a set of core computational principles: computability, discretisation, stability and optimisation. The construct is applied to the set of most fundamental physical laws, in the form of non-relativistic conservation equations which underpin our governing physics. The discretisation approach divides all of space into a mesh of discrete computational cells, and evolution of data in those cells must obey pre-defined stability conditions from established continuum computing theory, namely, the Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition. Evolving cell-state data in a manner which logically optimises computational efficiency, combined with the defined stability condition, the construct derives a central coupling of space, time, and the fastest speed of information propagation. This coupling formed at the lowest level by the computing construct, naturally and inherently produces aspects of special relativity and general relativity at the macroscale. This paper therefore proposes a new explanation of <jats:italic>why</jats:italic> the nature of space and time may be fused, and explores simple emergent congruities with relativity. The theory invites us to reverse the philosophical premise of the original Simulation Argument. This argument currently leads us to consider: how might all of the observed physics of our reality be reproduced computationally in a simulation of our existence? This work asks instead: could foundations of the physics of our universe—namely spacetime coupling—emerge inherently, and necessarily, <jats:italic>from</jats:italic> fundamental principles of computation?</jats:p>
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-022-00549-x
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/336656
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