The Last Theory

Why hypergraphs might be a good model of the universe with Jonathan Gorard


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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.


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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