https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/gr-qc_0302028/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18245211urn:hackerpapers:mention:gr-qc_0302028:18245211Thu, 18 Oct 2018 01:22:00 GMT<p>Robert B. Laughlin (Nobel physicist mentioned in the article) has really unique viewpoint towards emergence vs reductionism. His book &quot;A Different Universe: Reinventing Physics from the Bottom Down&quot; is layman explanation of his ideas. Here is one of his recent papers: Emergent Relativity https://arxiv.org/pdf/gr-qc/0302028.pdf</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/gr-qc_0302028/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>gr-qchttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12238886urn:hackerpapers:mention:gr-qc_0302028:12238886Sat, 06 Aug 2016 17:14:26 GMT<p>My second favorite more serious candidate is R. B. Laughlin&#x27;s (Nobel price in physics and controversial guy) ideas of emergence. https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0302028</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/gr-qc_0302028/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>gr-qc