What if gravity was informed by the way in which the case was organized in the universe – and a sign that we live in a reality composed by a giant computer?
In a new paper Published in the journal AIP AdvancedThe physicist of the University of Portsmouth, Melvin Vopson, offered a new interpretation of gravity, arguing that this could be the result of the universe trying to make himself less congested, thus behaving a bit like a computer algorithm.
“This is another example of data compression and computer optimization in our universe, which supports the possibility of a simulated or calculation universe,” he wrote.
Vopson's article is part of a greater movement of scientists trying to explain the forces of nature by arguing that they are the result of a global simulation. In the early 2000s, the philosopher Nick Bostrom proposed that our reality is a computer simulation Stir by a very advanced civilization, echoing the intrigue of the 1999 blockbuster “The Matrix”.
But to prove that theory is a thorny problem, especially since if we were really trapped in a simulation, its creators would probably have taken measures to ensure that we cannot take a look behind the curtain.
Vopson was built alone “Second law of information dynamics“The proposal, which maintains that” the entropy of any system remains constant or increases over time “, to assert that gravity brings together material and objects in space to maintain entropy at least, a bit like a computer store and compress data.
“My results in this study correspond to the idea that the universe could work as a giant computer, or our reality is a simulated construction,” said Vopson in a statement. “Just as computers try to save space and execute more effectively, the universe could do the same.”
“It's a new way of thinking about gravity,” he added, “not only as a traction, but as something that happens when the universe tries to stay organized.”
In his article, Vopson argued that the information stored in elementary cells, defined as the smallest possible volume in the space in quantum mechanics, inform the coordinates of the material inside the simulation, a kind of pixelation of those and zeros.
“The process is identical to how a digital computer game, a virtual reality application or another advanced simulation would be designed,” he said in the press release.
Each cell can adapt to more than one particle, as is a calculation system minimizing the content of the information.
“In simple terms, it is much more effective in calculation to follow and calculate the location and momentum of a single object in space, than many objects,” said Vopson. “Consequently, it appears that gravitational attraction is only another optimization mechanism in a calculation process that has the role of compressing information.”
Vopson has long been a supporter of the theory of simulation, argue in 2022 That the genomes of the COVVI-19 virus had a decreasing entropy over time, supporting the evidence of its second law of information dynamics.
In another article in the rise in eyebrows, it laid This information could be one “Fifth form of material», Displaying again that we live in a simulation.
But if his research will ever gain traditional acceptance and approval outside the fringes of the scientific community remains to be seen.
After all, extraordinary allegations require extraordinary evidence – especially when you try to turn reality itself.
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