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A related concern, issue: Write a program to simulate the whole universe in full and fine detail. We would likely do this work in time steps, i.e., some versi
by graycat 3y ago
A related concern, issue: Write a program to simulate the whole universe in full and fine detail.
We would likely do this work in time steps, i.e., some version of discrete time.
So, in the simulation there would be a timing, time synchronization, etc. issue: In simple terms would have to update the whole universe, the whole state, FULLY at each single step before could start the next step.
Or if don't write just one program, and instead have some string theory where everything is made of elementary strings, each string has its own clock, supply of energy, momentum, charge, mass, etc. That's a lot of clocks and makes the strings not very elementary.
- steve_adams_86 3y agoThis system would also need to account for special relativity. Is that possible if using discreet time? Maybe it is if you can eventually reconcile all frames of reference… But I’m not sure how you’d compute all frames of reference at once since they… Well, kind of happen on different timelines, so to speak. Though I could be misunderstanding how special relativity works in relation to some kind of universal state tracking system which uses discreet time units as its timeline.