In case it's not yet old news to everyone, Reg's URL was faulty; should be:
http://www.scieng.flinders.edu.au/cpes/people/cahill_r/processphysics.html Whilst probing the fundamental nature of the cosmos, error correction does indeed count! Cheers CMR <--enter gratuitous quotation that implies my profundity here--> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Reg Cahill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 8:10 PM Subject: Testable TOE > Hi, > > Members might be interested in the following paper which deals with > a testable TOE. > > > PROCESS PHYSICS: FROM INFORMATION THEORY TO QUANTUM SPACE AND MATTER > > by Reginald T Cahill > > Available at > > http://www.scieng.flinders.edu.au/cpes/people/cahill\_r/processphysics.html > > Abstract: A review of the new information-theoretic Process > Physics. The fundamental assumption is that reality is to be > modelled as self-organising semantic or relational information > using a self-referentially limited neural network model, where the > information-theoretic limitations are implemented via > self-referential noise. This modelling was motivated by the discovery > that such stochastic neural networks are foundational to known > quantum field theories. In Process Physics time is a distinct > non-geometric process while space and quantum physics are emergent > and unified. Quantum phenomena are caused by fractal topological > defects embedded in and forming a growing three-dimensional > fractal process-space, which is essentially a quantum foam. Other > features are the emergence of quantum field theory with flavour > and confined colour, limited causality and the Born quantum > measurement metarule, inertia, time-dilation effects, gravity and > the equivalence principle, a growing universe with a cosmological > constant, black holes and event horizons, and the emergence of > classicality. The unification of the quantum foam structure of > space with the quantum nature of matter amounts to the discovery of > quantum gravity. Gravity is essentially an in-flow effect associated > with the loss of information. A new theory of gravity for the > classical limit is proposed, and shown to pass the key tests. A > detailed analysis of various experiments demonstrates that absolute > motion with respect to this space of quantum foam has been observed > experimentally by Michelson and Morley, Miller, Illingworth, DeWitte > and others. The Dayton Miller and Roland DeWitte data also reveal > the in-flow of space into matter which manifests as gravity. The > in-flow also manifests turbulence and the experimental data confirms > this as well, which amounts to the observation of a gravitational > wave phenomena. The Einstein assumptions leading to the Special and > General Theory of Relativity are shown to be falsified by the > extensive experimental data. Contrary to the Einstein assumptions > absolute motion is consistent with relativistic effects, which are > caused by actual dynamical effects of absolute motion through the > quantum foam, so that it is Lorentzian relativity that is seen to be > essentially correct. The success of this new physics has profound > implications for our comprehension of reality. > > Reg Cahill > -- > > A/Prof Reginald T. Cahill (Phone: (618) or (08) 8201 2417 > Physicist & School Deputy Head (MobPhone: 041 882 5 882 > School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth Sciences (Fax: (618) or (08) 8201 2905 > Faculty of Science and Engineering (email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Flinders University, GPO Box 2100 Adelaide 5001 Australia > http://www.scieng.flinders.edu.au/cpes/people/cahill_r/processphysics.html > > > >
