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Lord of Chaos(Suresh Devanathan)
11/25/04
Smartest Physicist in the World
Ed Fredkin Lubos Motl
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Smartest Physicist in the World
Ed Fredkin Lubos Motl
11/25/04
Harald Kirsch
, …
Plamen Petrov
13
9/10/04
newbie question: why are CAs only always defined on a lattice?
Looking up the definition of a cellular automata at cafaq.com, I find the automaton is defined on an
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newbie question: why are CAs only always defined on a lattice?
Looking up the definition of a cellular automata at cafaq.com, I find the automaton is defined on an
9/10/04
Ross Rhodes
2
6/28/04
Recent paper on reversible quantum CAs
directly to
Ed
Fredkin's second-order CAs. Abstract: In recent work [quant-ph/0405174] by Schumacher and Werner was discussed an abstract algebraic approach to a model of reversible
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Recent paper on reversible quantum CAs
directly to
Ed
Fredkin's second-order CAs. Abstract: In recent work [quant-ph/0405174] by Schumacher and Werner was discussed an abstract algebraic approach to a model of reversible
6/28/04
Eray Ozkural exa
, …
ueb
13
5/23/04
Algorithmic Complexity and Randomness
> "
Ed
Fredkin
" wrote in message news:<10aikvsa2cbdhd5@news.supernews.com>... > ...> > I am no expert on UCAs, but I think it's rather difficult
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Algorithmic Complexity and Randomness
> "
Ed
Fredkin
" wrote in message news:<10aikvsa2cbdhd5@news.supernews.com>... > ...> > I am no expert on UCAs, but I think it's rather difficult
5/23/04
Ed Fredkin
, …
ueb
6
5/16/04
Exact Models
You [
Ed
Fredkin
] are assuming that nature is, at its > "core", deterministic. This is a > widely held hidden assumption. I don't know if it is true or not, > but
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Exact Models
You [
Ed
Fredkin
] are assuming that nature is, at its > "core", deterministic. This is a > widely held hidden assumption. I don't know if it is true or not, > but
5/16/04
Ed Fredkin
, …
Serg
25
6/1/04
Information Laws
An interesting observation about some mathematical laws of physics is that they capture aspects of a
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Information Laws
An interesting observation about some mathematical laws of physics is that they capture aspects of a
6/1/04
karl robold
, …
Eric A. Forgy
33
5/5/04
chat
if we chat, we type english,french,german ... language and encoded it in 8 bit (Chinese in 16 bit).
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chat
if we chat, we type english,french,german ... language and encoded it in 8 bit (Chinese in 16 bit).
5/5/04
Ed Fredkin
4/30/04
Explain the Symmetries
Lubos Motl wrote: >* If you believe that Nature is based on purely discrete degrees of >freedom
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Explain the Symmetries
Lubos Motl wrote: >* If you believe that Nature is based on purely discrete degrees of >freedom
4/30/04
karl robold
, …
Tom Knight
10
4/21/04
history
com (
Ed
Fredkin
) wrote: > > > >> These designs are compact 3-D structures with no obvious way to get > >> the heat out. There are other tricks to deal with this
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history
com (
Ed
Fredkin
) wrote: > > > >> These designs are compact 3-D structures with no obvious way to get > >> the heat out. There are other tricks to deal with this
4/21/04
karl robold
, …
Ed Fredkin
5
4/14/04
BBM
Is this gate : ABC || A' B' C' ------------------------------ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
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BBM
Is this gate : ABC || A' B' C' ------------------------------ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
4/14/04
Ross Rhodes
, …
dan miller (moderator, s.p.d)
9
4/23/04
CAs and universal computing
" that
Ed
Fredkin
cites to when discussing > universal CAs. > > Parts 1 and 2 discuss Boolean logic and CAs generally, which may seem a bit > elementary for this group
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CAs and universal computing
" that
Ed
Fredkin
cites to when discussing > universal CAs. > > Parts 1 and 2 discuss Boolean logic and CAs generally, which may seem a bit > elementary for this group
4/23/04
Ed Fredkin
, …
karl robold
3
4/11/04
Feynman Gate
Feynman Gate The Billiard Ball Model (BBM) is a Newtonian model of computation where hypothetically
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Feynman Gate
Feynman Gate The Billiard Ball Model (BBM) is a Newtonian model of computation where hypothetically
4/11/04
Ed Fredkin
, …
daniel B miller
3
4/7/04
Process Models
There are many different kinds of models. Given 2 systems s1 and s2, we can say that s2 is a model of
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Process Models
There are many different kinds of models. Given 2 systems s1 and s2, we can say that s2 is a model of
4/7/04
Alexander Khaneles
, …
Taati
4
4/6/04
Process Models
Comment to the moderators ============= This is in response to Ed's posting. Unfortunatly Google
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Process Models
Comment to the moderators ============= This is in response to Ed's posting. Unfortunatly Google
4/6/04
karl robold
4/5/04
Schroedinger
entanglement (coined by Schroedinger)? ======================================= MODERATOR'S COMMENT: "Digital Mechanics" author:
Ed
Fredkin
(spelling)
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Schroedinger
entanglement (coined by Schroedinger)? ======================================= MODERATOR'S COMMENT: "Digital Mechanics" author:
Ed
Fredkin
(spelling)
4/5/04
robert bristow-johnson
,
Ed Fredkin
3
4/1/04
time-discreteness - what might the "sampling frequency" of Nature be?
"
Ed
Fredkin
" wrote in message news:c91c8a19.0404011413.c89ff8@posting.google.com... > robert bristow-johnson wrote in message news: ... > > wow, this
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time-discreteness - what might the "sampling frequency" of Nature be?
"
Ed
Fredkin
" wrote in message news:c91c8a19.0404011413.c89ff8@posting.google.com... > robert bristow-johnson wrote in message news: ... > > wow, this
4/1/04
karl robold
,
Ed Fredkin
2
3/30/04
money-flow
why flows *the* money towards quantum-computation ? ( eg //quantum.bbn.com )
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money-flow
why flows *the* money towards quantum-computation ? ( eg //quantum.bbn.com )
3/30/04
Gerard Westendorp
, …
the hanged man
42
3/31/04
Is nature discrete?
CMU with
Ed
Fredkin
. There has been discussion about releasing some of that work as an open source project. It's preliminary right now but perhaps we could move it along faster with
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Is nature discrete?
CMU with
Ed
Fredkin
. There has been discussion about releasing some of that work as an open source project. It's preliminary right now but perhaps we could move it along faster with
3/31/04
dan
, …
Eray Ozkural exa
28
4/1/04
Turing machines not so universal?
An interesting thread at digitalphysics (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalphysics/message/1120)
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Turing machines not so universal?
An interesting thread at digitalphysics (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalphysics/message/1120)
4/1/04
daniel B miller
, …
ueb
7
3/25/04
Quantum take on LGA
Ed
Fredkin
wrote: > Gerard Westendorp wrote in message news:<4058D756.4060903@xs4all.nl>... >> daniel B miller wrote: >> >> [..] >> >>
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Quantum take on LGA
Ed
Fredkin
wrote: > Gerard Westendorp wrote in message news:<4058D756.4060903@xs4all.nl>... >> daniel B miller wrote: >> >> [..] >> >>
3/25/04
karl robold
, …
Ed Fredkin
6
3/18/04
Digital Philosophy
"karl robold" wrote in message news: ... > is there a simple description of the idea of 'digital mechanics' as a > substrate
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Digital Philosophy
"karl robold" wrote in message news: ... > is there a simple description of the idea of 'digital mechanics' as a > substrate
3/18/04
ueb
3/12/04
philosophical thoughts re discrete
: >
Ed
Fredkin
wrote: >> >> We have all been trained, at a young age, to embrace the wondrous formulae >> that come from the calculus of continuous space, time and
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philosophical thoughts re discrete
: >
Ed
Fredkin
wrote: >> >> We have all been trained, at a young age, to embrace the wondrous formulae >> that come from the calculus of continuous space, time and
3/12/04
ueb
3/12/04
First non-moderator's post to sci.physics.discrete
Ed Fredkin wrote: .. > IMHO "continuous symmetries" are more self evident in worlds with
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First non-moderator's post to sci.physics.discrete
Ed Fredkin wrote: .. > IMHO "continuous symmetries" are more self evident in worlds with
3/12/04
karl robold
, …
charliew2
7
3/16/04
Salt-models
invention of
Ed
Fredkin's, first discussed in "Introduction to Digital Philosophy" [see ref. below]; an earlier version is available online at www.digitalphilosophy
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Salt-models
invention of
Ed
Fredkin's, first discussed in "Introduction to Digital Philosophy" [see ref. below]; an earlier version is available online at www.digitalphilosophy
3/16/04
Tim Tyler
,
Ed Fredkin
3
3/10/04
Reversibility
Ed
Fredkin
wrote or quoted: > Tim Tyler wrote in message news: ... > > I /did/ say "normally". > > > > *Usually* rounding errors destroy information
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Reversibility
Ed
Fredkin
wrote or quoted: > Tim Tyler wrote in message news: ... > > I /did/ say "normally". > > > > *Usually* rounding errors destroy information
3/10/04