Universe creation on a computer

2005/07/06 by Gordon McCabe · 1 voice
Physics and Astronomy · #Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life #physics.gen-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.shpsb.2005.04.002

published as Stud.Hist.Philos.Mod.Phys.36:591-625,2005

openalex publication_date 2005/07/06 · arxiv created 2005/11/13 · arxiv published 2005/11/13 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to provide an account of the epistemology and metaphysics of universe creation on a computer.

Citations

• Quantum general relativity and the classification of smooth manifolds
• Are We Living in a Computer Simulation?
• Information in the Holographic Universe
• A computer scientist's view of life, the universe, and everything
• Minds, brains, and programs
• Is “the Theory of Everything” Merely the Ultimate Ensemble Theory?

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