Universal Limits to Computation

Discussion in 'Politics' started by aphexcoil, Apr 29, 2004.

  1. Just came across a fascinating paper by Lawrence Krauss and Glenn Starkman entitled "Universal Limits on Computation."

    Basically, it shows that there is a limit to computation in an expanding universe and that consciousness has limits as well.

    http://arxiv.org/pdf/astro-ph/0404510
     
  2. this is kewl thanks aphie...

    but i believe they made an error in their math they forgot to carry a minus sign (-)which changes whole thing into "NO" Universal Limits to Computation which is just way kewl as well...

    peace

    :-/
     
  3. The computational universe is expanding at the same rate as the minds on the ET forum are.

    ( : /