On 16 October 2013 06:02, Richard Ruquist <[email protected]> wrote: > > Richard: I guess I am too much a physicist to believe that uncomputible > arithmetical truth can produce the physical. > Since you read my paper you know that I think computations in this > universe if holographic are limited to 10^120 bits (the Lloyd limit) which > is very far from infinity. I just do not believe in infinity. In other > words, I believe the largest prime number in this universe is less than > 10^120. So I will drop out of these discussions. My assumptions differ from > yours. > > So what happens if someone proves that, say, 2^200 - 1 is a prime number?
Personally I find a statements about prime numbers "in this universe" to be rather odd. Would 17 remain prime in an empty universe? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
