DIGITAL PHYSICS: The Universe Computes

2018

This book is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students, researchers or those interested in looking for an alternative to string theory (ST) or statistical quantum mechanics. It assumes a basic working knowledge of information theory, computation, quantum mechanics (QM), space-time and cosmology, ST and loop quantum gravity (LQG). Digital physics (DP) is an all-encompassing theory of the universe which attempts to unify the forces of the universe, including gravity, in a single framework. The premise of DP is that at the fundamental level, matter is made up of information. Recent advances in the physics of information suggest that the universe is more fundamentally made up of bits or qubits: everything in the cosmos, from black holes to galaxies and planets registers these bits of information. In addition, the holographic property of the universe suggests that information is the basis for understanding reality. It appears that humans, animals, plants and particles, in fact everything in the universe, communicates, computes and transmits information non-locally and holographically.

NEOHUMANIST Review, 2024

Many researchers are dissatisfied with physics’ current Standard Model (SM), pointing out its shortcomings despite several successes and achievements. They are openly calling for a new approach or new physics. Furthermore, the writer points out the lack of references to consciousness in all the major theories of physics, as the founders of quantum theory gave it a special place. In this article, the author calls for an interdisciplinary perspective and proposes a new approach to physics that considers recent advances in theoretical physics, computer science, self-organization theory, and consciousness to develop a new physics theory. Keywords: Information, Computation, Self-organization, Standard Model, Intelligence, Consciousness, New Physics.

DIGITAL PHYSICS: Decoding the Universe, 2019

In this vital and groundbreaking exploration of the universe, the author has written a compelling work allowing us to understand the universe through the computational and consciousness model. In Digital Physics: Decoding the Universe, Ediho Lokanga argues that information and consciousness may offer a unifying language for quantum theory and general relativity, offering a new perspective on quantum gravity (QG) and the theory of everything (ToE), thus contributing to a better description of the universe. There is no doubt that the last few years have demonstrated the important role that information and consciousness play in allowing us to understand physics and science in a new light.

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2020

The search for a comprehensive theory of quantum gravity (QG) and the theory of everything (ToE) is an ongoing process. Among the plethora of theories, some of the leading ones are string theory and loop quantum gravity. The present article focuses on the computational theory of everything (CToE). The author argues that the universe behaves computationally, by performing operations such as addition, subtraction, and multiplication. Computation seems to be a process by which space and time were formed and as a result of which matter, particles, and indeed everything in the universe, take form and grow. Computation, or natural computation, appears to be the universal mechanism that runs the entire universe. Based on the theoretical evidence and the empirical data from physics and theoretical computer science, the author has put forward the CToE as an alternative to string theory (ST) and loop quantum gravity (LQG), in the quest of the ToE.

The central motivating idea behind the development of this work is the concept of prespace, a hypothetical structure that is postulated by some physicists to underlie the fabric of space or space-time. I consider how such a structure could relate to space and space-time, and the rest of reality as we know it, and the implications of the existence of this structure for quantum theory. Understanding how this structure could relate to space and to the rest of reality requires, I believe, that we consider how space itself relates to reality, and how other so-called "spaces" used in physics relate to reality. In chapter 2, I compare space and space-time to other spaces used in physics, such as configuration space, phase space and Hilbert space. I support what is known as the "property view" of space, opposing both the traditional views of space and space-time, substantivalism and relationism. I argue that all these spaces are property spaces. After examining the relationships of these spaces to causality, I argue that configuration space has, due to its role in quantum mechanics, a special status in the microscopic world similar to the status of position space in the macroscopic world. In chapter 3, prespace itself is considered. One way of approaching this structure is through the comparison of the prespace structure with a computational system, in particular to a cellular automaton, in which space or space-time and all other physical quantities are broken down into discrete units. I suggest that one way open for a prespace metaphysics can be found if physics is made fully discrete in this way. I suggest as a heuristic principle that the physical laws of our world are such that the computational cost of implementing those laws on an arbitrary computational system is minimized, adapting a heuristic principle of this type proposed by Feynman. In chapter 4, some of the ideas of the previous chapters are applied in an examination of the physics and metaphysics of quantum theory. I first discuss the "measurement problem" of quantum mechanics: this problem and its proposed solution are the primary subjects of chapter 4. It turns out that considering how quantum theory could be made fully discrete leads naturally to a suggestion of how standard linear quantum mechanics could be modified to give rise to a solution to the measurement problem. The computational heuristic principle reinforces the same solution. I call the modified quantum mechanics Critical Complexity Quantum Mechanics (CCQM). I compare CCQM with some of the other proposed solutions to the measurement problem, in particular the spontaneous localization model of Ghirardi, Rimini and Weber. Finally, in chapters 5 and 6, I argue that the measure of complexity of quantum mechanical states I introduce in CCQM also provides a new definition of entropy for quantum mechanics, and suggests a solution to the problem of providing an objective foundation for statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, and the arrow of time.

Emergence, Complexity and Computation, 2016

Achieving greater speeds and densities in the post-Moore's Law era will require computation to be more like the physical processes by which it is realized. Therefore we explore the essence of computation, that is, what distinguishes computational processes from other physical processes. We consider such issues as the topology of information processing, programmability, and universality. We summarize general characteristics of analog computation, quantum computation, and field computation, in which data is spatially continuous. Computation is conventionally used for information processing, but since the computation governs physical processes, it can also be used as a way of moving matter and energy on a microscopic scale. This provides an approach to programmable matter and programmed assembly of physical structures. We discuss artificial morphogenesis, which uses the formal structure of embryological development to coordinate the behavior of a large number of agents to assemble complex hierarchical structures. We explain that this close correspondence between computational and physical processes is characteristic of embodied computation, in which computation directly exploits physical processes for computation, or for which the physical consequences of computation are the purpose of the computation.

A growing trend in physics is to define the physical world as being made up of information. An important direct relationship between information and entropy is demonstrated by the Maxwell's demon thought experiment: an important consequence is that information may be interchangeable with energy . Wheeler’s “it from bit” principle (hypothesis) is also famous. In this essay (which is a short essentialised summary of the author’s Bio-IDUM (BIDUM) version 1.1, I argue that energy and time are indissolubly connected and can be integrated in a concept of physical information (PI) measurable in qbits (qubits) as an alternative interpretation to the (quantum) angular momentum: energy, matter and their behaviors may be considered proprieties of different PI-quanta. #DONATIONS. Anyone can donate for dr. Dragoi’s independent research and original music at: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=AQYGGDVDR7KH2

2016

A growing trend in physics is to define the physical world as being made up of information. An important direct relationship between information and entropy is demonstrated by the Maxwell's demon thought experiment: a first important consequence is that it’s impossible to destroy Shannon entropy/information without increasing the Boltzmann entropy of a system; another important consequence is that information may be interchangeable with energy. Wheeler’s “it from bit” principle (hypothesis) is also famous. In this BIDUM version 1.1), I argue that energy and time are indissolubly connected and can be integrated in a concept of physical information (PI) measurable in qbits (qubits) as an alternative interpretation to the (quantum) angular momentum: energy, matter, spacetime vacuum and their behaviors may be considered proprieties of different PI-quanta and PI should be treated as a central fundamental notion in any type of TOE (Theory of Everything), together with the concept of biological information (BI) in a unified concept of bio-physical information (BPI). #DONATIONS. Anyone can donate for dr. Dragoi’s independent research and original music at: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=AQYGGDVDR7KH2