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There is this super cool phenomenon where pairs of matter and antimatter will spontaneously come into existence in a vacuum and then neutralize itself. I always
by ajmurmann 3y ago
There is this super cool phenomenon where pairs of matter and antimatter will spontaneously come into existence in a vacuum and then neutralize itself. I always liked to intuitively connect that with an equation that looks really complicated, but just comes out to 0 = 0 when you simplify it. Add to that cellular automata that based on extremely simple rules can show mindblowing outcomes. I feel these things together give an intuitive feeling about a possible origin of this something we are looking at. I think Steven Wolfram voiced similar thoughts. Of course one might go further and ask why laws of physics exist at all...
- dieselgate 3y agoYou mentioned some good things but also cast a large net. Are you referring to the Casimir Effect? Am just vaguely familiar with some of the general concepts but very much recommend this video on the topic, by a Prof/physicist "Casimir Effect and Black Holes" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRcmqZkGOK4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRcmqZkGOK4
- ajmurmann 3y agoYeah, reading about the Casimir effect seems like that's what I remembered. I hadn't read about it since it was covered in high school 20+ years ago. And yes, this entire line of thought is more an intuition than even a theory. But having something at all appear in a vacuum and seeing how complexity can arise from very simple rules is such an inspiring combination to me.