Fundamental Physics
A Computational View of Time
In traditional physics, time is thought of as a coordinate similar to how we refer to a location in physical space. In the Wolfram Physics Project, time is thought of as the progressive application of computational rules, with each state of the system computed from the last. The implication of this new perspective is that time can no longer be set arbitrarily, as it is done often in traditional mathematical physics [1]. The reason for this is due to the phenomenon of Computational Irreducibility, which means that we must compute all previous states of the system if we want to find the system's state at any given time[2].
- ↑ Stephen Wolfram (2024), "On the Nature of Time," Stephen Wolfram Writings. writings.stephenwolfram.com/2024/10/on-the-nature-of-time.
- ↑ Wolfram, Stephen (2002). A New Kind of Science. Wolfram Media. p. 237. ISBN 1-57955-008-8.