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Theoretical Physics and Computational Irreducibility
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The search for a complete, formal theory of physics that could reproduce any physical phenomena is hindered by computational irreducibility. Despite this, scientists continue to search for a fundamental theory that could relate general relativity to quantum mechanics.
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The possibility of a complete formal theory of physics exists wherein running a program would reproduce any physical phenomena in the universe; however, computational irreducibility makes it challenging to pick away and determine a fundamental theory.
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Physics
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The possibility of a complete formal theory of physics exists wherein running a program would reproduce any physical phenomena in the universe; however, computational irreducibility makes it challenging to pick away and determine a fundamental theory.
ChapterTheoretical Physics and Computational Irreducibility
Episode#124 – Stephen Wolfram: Fundamental Theory of Physics, Life, and the Universe
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Theories like general relativity and quantum mechanics are generic to a huge class of systems that have very unstructured underlying rules.
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Physics
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Theories like general relativity and quantum mechanics are generic to a huge class of systems that have very unstructured underlying rules. It turns out that at some level, they are the same theory.