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Abstract
Physicists have long struggled to explain why the universe started out with conditions suitable for life to evolve. Why do the physical laws and constants take the very specific values that allow stars, planets and ultimately life to develop? The expansive force of the universe, dark energy, for example, is much weaker than theory suggests it should be – allowing matter to clump together rather than being ripped apart.
A common answer is that we live in an infinite multiverse of universes, so we shouldn’t be surprised that at least one universe has turned out as ours. But another is that our universe is a computer simulation, with someone fine-tuning the conditions.
A common answer is that we live in an infinite multiverse of universes, so we shouldn’t be surprised that at least one universe has turned out as ours. But another is that our universe is a computer simulation, with someone fine-tuning the conditions.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 2 |
| Specialist publication | The Conversation |
| Publication status | Published - 21 Nov 2022 |
Keywords
- simulation hypothesis
- information theory
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Reality Reloaded: The Scientific Case for a Simulated Universe
Vopson, M., 26 Sept 2023, IPI Publishing. 148 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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The second law of infodynamics and its implications for the simulated universe hypothesis
Vopson, M., 6 Oct 2023, In: AIP Advances. 13, 10, 15 p., 105308.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Experimental protocol for testing the mass-energy-information equivalence principle
Vopson, M., 4 Mar 2022, In: AIP Advances. 12, 3, 6 p., 035311.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Estimation of the information contained in the visible matter of the universe
Vopson, M., 19 Oct 2021, In: AIP Advances. 11, 10, p. 1-5 5 p., 105317.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
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Applications of Information Theory to fundamental Physics
Vopson, M. (PI) & Robson, S. (CoI)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
3/06/19 → …
Project: Research
Activities
- 1 Membership of board
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Information Physics Institute (External organisation)
Vopson, M. (Chair), Vopson, A. (Chair) & Lepadatu, S. (Member)
15 Sept 2022Activity: Membership types › Membership of board
Press/Media
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A proposed experimental test for the mass-energy-information equivalence principle
4/03/22 → 19/04/22
7 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research cited