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The second law of thermodynamics has forced scientists to reconsider their view of reality.
A physicist at the University of Portsmouth has considered the possibility that a new law of physics could support the much-discussed theory that humans are just symbols in an advanced virtual world. The Simulated Universe hypothesis assumes that human experience is an artificial reality, similar to a computer simulation.
Such a theory is popular among many famous personalities, including Elon Musk, as well as in the field of science known as information physics, which assumes that physical reality consists of bits of information.
Dr. Melvin Wopson has previously argued that information has mass, and that all elementary particles store information about themselves, much like human DNA. In 2022, he discovered a new law of physics that can predict genetic mutations in organisms and assess their potential consequences.
Based on the second law of thermodynamics, Dr. Wopson expected that entropy in information systems would increase over time. However, as he studied the development of these systems, he realized that it remains constant or decreases. This led to the formulation of the second law of information dynamics, which can seriously affect research in the field of genetics and the theory of evolution.
A new publication in the journal AIP Advances examines the scientific implications of this new law in various physical systems, including biological, atomic physics, and cosmology. Key findings point to major implications in the fields of genetic research, evolutionary biology, pharmacology, virology, and pandemic monitoring.
"This approach, in which redundant information is removed, resembles the process of removing or compressing unnecessary code by a computer to save disk space and optimize energy consumption, which supports the idea that we live in a simulation," said Dr. Vopson.
Finally, he added that there is a need for empirical testing of his research, especially the experiment he proposed last year to confirm the fifth state of matter in the universe.
Dr. Wopson believes that information is the basic building block of the universe and has a physical mass. Some studies suggest that the information may be dark matter, which makes up almost a third of the universe.
A physicist at the University of Portsmouth has considered the possibility that a new law of physics could support the much-discussed theory that humans are just symbols in an advanced virtual world. The Simulated Universe hypothesis assumes that human experience is an artificial reality, similar to a computer simulation.
Such a theory is popular among many famous personalities, including Elon Musk, as well as in the field of science known as information physics, which assumes that physical reality consists of bits of information.
Dr. Melvin Wopson has previously argued that information has mass, and that all elementary particles store information about themselves, much like human DNA. In 2022, he discovered a new law of physics that can predict genetic mutations in organisms and assess their potential consequences.
Based on the second law of thermodynamics, Dr. Wopson expected that entropy in information systems would increase over time. However, as he studied the development of these systems, he realized that it remains constant or decreases. This led to the formulation of the second law of information dynamics, which can seriously affect research in the field of genetics and the theory of evolution.
A new publication in the journal AIP Advances examines the scientific implications of this new law in various physical systems, including biological, atomic physics, and cosmology. Key findings point to major implications in the fields of genetic research, evolutionary biology, pharmacology, virology, and pandemic monitoring.
"This approach, in which redundant information is removed, resembles the process of removing or compressing unnecessary code by a computer to save disk space and optimize energy consumption, which supports the idea that we live in a simulation," said Dr. Vopson.
Finally, he added that there is a need for empirical testing of his research, especially the experiment he proposed last year to confirm the fifth state of matter in the universe.
Dr. Wopson believes that information is the basic building block of the universe and has a physical mass. Some studies suggest that the information may be dark matter, which makes up almost a third of the universe.
