Why would a simulating alien race want to create a universe with fluctuating constants as opposed to fixed constants? To drop us a subtle hint? Why a subtle hint, and not an obvious hint or no hint at all?
--- Matt Mahoney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- Eugen Leitl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Wed, Mar 28, 2007 at 06:19:47AM -0700, Matt > Mahoney wrote: > > > *The entropy of the universe is of the order T^2 > c^5/hG ~ 10^122 bits, > > where T > > > is the age of the universe, c is the speed of > light, h is Planck's > > constant > > > and G is the gravitational constant. By > coincidence (or not?), each bit > > would > > > occupy the volume of a proton. (The physical > constants do not depend on > > any > > > > A proton is a damn complex system. Don't see how > you could equal it with one > > mere bit. > > I don't. I am equating one bit with a volume of > space about the size of a > proton. The actual number of baryons in the > universe is smaller, about 10^80. > If you squashed the universe flat, it would form a > sheet about one proton > thick. > > But I am also pointing out a coincidence (or not) of > physics. But you will > note that the volume of the universe is proportional > to T^3, not T^2, so if > the relation is not a coincidence, then either the > properties of the proton or > one of the other physical constants would not be > constant. > > And BTW I agree that we cannot prove or disprove > that the universe is a > simulation. > > > -- Matt Mahoney, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- > This list is sponsored by AGIRI: > http://www.agiri.org/email > To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: > http://v2.listbox.com/member/?list_id=11983 > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/?p=BESTDEAL ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?list_id=11983
