On 16 October 2013 06:02, Richard Ruquist <yann...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Richard: I guess I am too much a physicist to believe that uncomputible > arithmetical truth can produce the physical. > Since you read my paper you know that I think computations in this > universe if holographic are limited to 10^120 bits (the Lloyd limit) which > is very far from infinity. I just do not believe in infinity. In other > words, I believe the largest prime number in this universe is less than > 10^120. So I will drop out of these discussions. My assumptions differ from > yours. > > So what happens if someone proves that, say, 2^200 - 1 is a prime number?
Personally I find a statements about prime numbers "in this universe" to be rather odd. Would 17 remain prime in an empty universe? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
