On Sun, Dec 10, 2017 at 02:22:36PM +1100, Bruce Kellett wrote: > On 10/12/2017 12:36 pm, Brent Meeker wrote: > > On 12/9/2017 1:38 PM, Bruce Kellett wrote: > > > > > > So, when you project the global quantum state on the subspace > > > spanned by b > > > > I don't understand "subspace spanned by b" where b is a bitstring? Does > > it mean the subspace for which b is true...when b is interpreted in some > > way in terms of the variables in the Hamiltonian? > > I didn't write the above, that was smitra. > > But as he tells it, his position bears scant resemblance to quantum > mechanics -- he has taken over a few common quantum phrases and welded them > on to his own pet theory. That theory might come from computationalism, but > it actually bears more resemblance to Russell's 'plenum' from the theory of > nothing, where the plenum is the union of all possible bit strings of any > length.
Yes - very related, I'd say. I'm not sure who influenced who in this case. > I seriously doubt whether standard QM can ever be recovered from > such a theory. I have an idea for an outline of a proof of that contention, > which I may get around to writing up sooner or later...... > I would be very interested in that. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) Principal, High Performance Coders Visiting Senior Research Fellow [email protected] Economics, Kingston University http://www.hpcoders.com.au ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
