Simulating space and time

This paper explores the idea that the space-time of a virtual reality could appear to those within it as our space-time does to us. The likely processing needed to do this includes a dynamic information base, a discrete underlying grid and distributed processing. The simulation could present on the surface of a fourdimensional hyper-sphere, where an information processing grid calculates space, time and matterenergy entities. Grid node connections represent the directions of space and straight lines arise from node transfer calculations. A time that behaves like ours develops from the dynamic processing of state sequences, with the irreversible collapse of the quantum wave function giving the arrow of time. In the resulting model empty space is full of null processing, time is asynchronous cycle rates, objects are information waves and dark energy arises as light synchronizes space. Strangely, our world where time dilates, space bends and quantum existence smears behaves more like thi...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2010
• Where: CORR
• Authors: Brian Whitworth
• Keywords: CORR 2010, Discrete Underlying Grid, Education, Node Transfer Calculations, Space