Why hypergraphs might be a good model of the universe with Jonathan Gorard
Wolfram Physics is based on hypergraphs. Why? Here's Jonathan Gorard's deeply insightful answer to this core question, so fundamental to why we should take the Wolfram model seriously.
The Last Theory · Mark Jeffery
Show Notes
Wolfram Physics is based on hypergraphs.
Why?
What is it about hypergraphs that might make them a better model of the universe than, say, strings of characters, or cellular automata, or Turing machines?
When I asked Jonathan Gorard this question, he gave an answer that was deeply insightful.
It’s such a core question, so fundamental to why we should take the Wolfram model seriously, that I’ve listened to Jonathan’s answer over and over.
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Jonathan Gorard
- Jonathan Gorard at The Wolfram Physics Project
- Jonathan Gorard at Cardiff University
- Jonathan Gorard on Twitter
- The Centre for Applied Compositionality
- The Wolfram Physics Project
People and Concepts mentioned by Jonathan
- Roger Penrose
- Rafael Sorkin
- Tommaso Bolognesi
- Causal Set Theory
- Hasse diagram
- Riemannian distance
- Strings (of characters)
- Cellular automata
- Turing machines
- Lorentz invariance
- General covariance
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I release The Last Theory as a video too! Watch here.
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