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'''Quantum Loop Gravity AKA GLP [related: Planck Length]''' | |||
Most successful extant theoretical attempt at incorporating both [[quantum]] theory and general relativity into a new standard model. Central to Quantum Loop Gravity (QLP) is the hypothesis that spacetime itself (not just energy) is quantized. In QLP, space/time is essentially pixelated, with each pixel being a binary bit, similar to the use of liquid crystal displays used in commercial televisions starting in the mid-1980's <ref> The 8-bit graphic technology used by [[nes|Nintendo]], [[atari|Atari]], [[sega|Sega]], and other early gaming platforms also featured pixelization. </ref>. The equivalent "pixel" in space/time, according to QLP, is the Planck length, a measure of squared space roughly equal to 10<sup>-35</sup> meters. Mathematically speaking, the Planck length represents a [[error|singularity]]- the dimension at which classical physics goes berserk<ref>Ex.: | |||
* Classical physics calculates the empty vacuum of space to be a bastion of electromagnetic energy infinite in scale and force. | |||
* The density of any [[event-horizon|black hole]] centerpoint AKA singularity is similarly portrayed as infinite, despite the fact that its spatial dimension is zero.</ref>, yielding nonsensical answers riddled with infinite results <ref> Proportionally speaking, theoretical physicists exhibit traits of [[apeirophobia]] at abnormally high rates. </ref>. Despite its mathematical origins, QLG paints a startling picture of reality - a two-dimensional, observer-dependent bit space exhibiting aspects of both [[simulation-theory|simulation theory]] and the [[error|holographic principle]]. | |||
Most successful extant theoretical attempt at incorporating both | |||
[[quantum]] theory | |||
and general relativity into a new standard model. Central to Quantum Loop Gravity (QLP) is the hypothesis that spacetime itself (not just energy) is quantized. In QLP, space/time is essentially pixelated, with each pixel being a binary bit, similar to the use of liquid crystal displays used in commercial televisions starting in the mid-1980's < | |||
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<sup>-35 | |||
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meters. Mathematically speaking, the Planck length represents a | |||
[[error|singularity]]- the dimension at which classical physics goes berserk | |||
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Ex.: | |||
Classical physics calculates the empty vacuum of space to be a bastion of electromagnetic energy infinite in scale and force. | |||
The density of any | |||
[[event-horizon|black hole]] | |||
centerpoint AKA singularity is similarly portrayed as infinite, despite the fact that its spatial dimension is zero. | |||
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Proportionally speaking, theoretical physicists exhibit traits of | |||
[[apeirophobia]] | |||
at abnormally high rates. | |||
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Revision as of 19:56, 30 April 2024
Quantum Loop Gravity AKA GLP [related: Planck Length]
Most successful extant theoretical attempt at incorporating both quantum theory and general relativity into a new standard model. Central to Quantum Loop Gravity (QLP) is the hypothesis that spacetime itself (not just energy) is quantized. In QLP, space/time is essentially pixelated, with each pixel being a binary bit, similar to the use of liquid crystal displays used in commercial televisions starting in the mid-1980's [1]. The equivalent "pixel" in space/time, according to QLP, is the Planck length, a measure of squared space roughly equal to 10-35 meters. Mathematically speaking, the Planck length represents a singularity- the dimension at which classical physics goes berserk[2], yielding nonsensical answers riddled with infinite results [3]. Despite its mathematical origins, QLG paints a startling picture of reality - a two-dimensional, observer-dependent bit space exhibiting aspects of both simulation theory and the holographic principle.
- ↑ The 8-bit graphic technology used by Nintendo, Atari, Sega, and other early gaming platforms also featured pixelization.
- ↑ Ex.:
- Classical physics calculates the empty vacuum of space to be a bastion of electromagnetic energy infinite in scale and force.
- The density of any black hole centerpoint AKA singularity is similarly portrayed as infinite, despite the fact that its spatial dimension is zero.
- ↑ Proportionally speaking, theoretical physicists exhibit traits of apeirophobia at abnormally high rates.