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arXiv:2004.08210cs.DM

A Class of Models with the Potential to Represent Fundamental Physics

Stephen Wolfram

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Abstract

A class of models intended to be as minimal and structureless as possible is introduced. Even in cases with simple rules, rich and complex behavior is found to emerge, and striking correspondences to some important core known features of fundamental physics are seen, suggesting the possibility that the models may provide a new approach to finding a fundamental theory of physics.

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Journal reference
Complex Systems, 29(2), 2020 pp. 107-536
DOI
doi:10.25088/ComplexSystems.29.2.107
Subjects
cs.DMDiscrete Mathematics gr-qcGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology hep-thHigh Energy Physics, Theory math-phMathematical Physics

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  1. Does fermion doubling make the universe not a computer? 1 comment

    • Or even follow the idea of Stephen Wolfram's hyper graph, where space dimension and time are purely emergent properties of graph transformations. https://arxiv.org/abs/2004.08210

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