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How special is general relativity? with Jonathan Gorard
FromThe Last Theory
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6 minutes
Released:
Oct 19, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
I asked Jonathan Gorard what it felt like when he realized that general relativity can be derived from the hypergraph.His answer took us in an unexpected direction.If the Wolfram model is to be an accurate model of our universe, then it must give us the Einstein equations.But what if any old model with any old rules can give us the Einstein equations?What if general relativity isn’t so special?This is one of the shorter excerpts from my conversation with Jonathan, but it’s a fascinating one.It takes us to one of the most powerful aspects of the Wolfram model: its ability to answer questions about why our universe is the way it is, questions that were once in the realm of philosophy but may now be within the scope of physics.—Jonathan Gorard
Jonathan Gorard at The Wolfram Physics Project
Jonathan Gorard at Cardiff University
Jonathan Gorard on Twitter
The Centre for Applied Compositionality
The Wolfram Physics Project
Concepts mentioned by Jonathan
Einstein field equations
Riemannian manifold
Einstein–Hilbert action
Causal invariance
Ergodicity
—The Last Theory is hosted by Mark Jeffery, founder of the Open Web MindI release The Last Theory as a video too! Watch here.Kootenay Village Ventures Inc.
Jonathan Gorard at The Wolfram Physics Project
Jonathan Gorard at Cardiff University
Jonathan Gorard on Twitter
The Centre for Applied Compositionality
The Wolfram Physics Project
Concepts mentioned by Jonathan
Einstein field equations
Riemannian manifold
Einstein–Hilbert action
Causal invariance
Ergodicity
—The Last Theory is hosted by Mark Jeffery, founder of the Open Web MindI release The Last Theory as a video too! Watch here.Kootenay Village Ventures Inc.
Released:
Oct 19, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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