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The Relationship Between Computation and Physics
29:26 - 36:22 (06:56)
The episode discusses the relationship between computation and models of physics, as well as the history of computation theory and Turing machines.
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Computation is the result of systematically following rules after taking inputs or initial conditions.
29:26 - 30:33 (01:06)
Summary
Computation is the result of systematically following rules after taking inputs or initial conditions. The question of whether there is a robust notion of computation remains a topic of discussion in the field of physics.
ChapterThe Relationship Between Computation and Physics
Episode#89 – Stephen Wolfram: Cellular Automata, Computation, and Physics
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The discussion explores whether there is a robust idea of computation that transcends the detailed framework in which it operates, while also examining the relationship between energy, matter, and mass.
30:33 - 32:19 (01:46)
Summary
The discussion explores whether there is a robust idea of computation that transcends the detailed framework in which it operates, while also examining the relationship between energy, matter, and mass.
ChapterThe Relationship Between Computation and Physics
Episode#89 – Stephen Wolfram: Cellular Automata, Computation, and Physics
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The history of computation theory began with the concepts of Turing machines and Lambda calculus, but it wasn't until later that the relationship between computation and physics became more clear.
32:19 - 36:22 (04:03)
Summary
The history of computation theory began with the concepts of Turing machines and Lambda calculus, but it wasn't until later that the relationship between computation and physics became more clear. However, researchers soon realized that the Turing machine and Lambda calculus ideas of computation were exactly the same.