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View SchemaComputational universes
| Authors | Karl Svozil |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0305048 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0305048 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.chaos.2004.11.055 |
| Journal | Chaos, Solitons & Fractals 25(4), 845-859 (2005) |
Abstract
Suspicions that the world might be some sort of a machine or algorithm existing ``in the mind'' of some symbolic number cruncher have lingered from antiquity. Although popular at times, the most radical forms of this idea never reached mainstream. Modern developments in physics and computer science have lent support to the thesis, but empirical evidence is needed before it can begin to replace our contemporary world view.
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