Ask A Genius 618: Informational Cosmology, Updates
Author(s): Scott Douglas Jacobsen and Rick Rosner
Publication (Outlet/Website): Ask A Genius
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2021/07/24
[Recording Start]
Rick Rosner: Alright, let’s dive into this. The central premise of informational cosmology is that the universe is much older than the apparent 14 billion years. It’s viewed as an information processor, with space-time and matter being the physical manifestations of this information processing. The concept parallels how our mind, the information processed in our brain, has a physical manifestation. This idea leads to the notion of a ‘world within a world,’ where the inner world isn’t physically encased like a yolk in an eggshell but exists in a different realm, interconnected through the manipulation of information.
This perspective gains traction when considering that the universe is quantum mechanical in nature. Quantum mechanics deals with incomplete information, stemming from the fact that in a finite world, complete information is an impossibility. It requires an infinite amount of information to perfectly characterize everything. This incomplete or blurry information is precisely what quantum mechanics mathematically models.
In a universe based on information, it’s plausible that it functions similarly to our minds. Throughout the day, our conscious thoughts, each laden with a certain amount of information, remain relatively consistent in their information content. For example, a thought at 2:00 p.m. likely contains a similar amount of information as one at 4:00 p.m. If information manifests in a 3D space-time manifold, one would expect these manifolds to be of roughly equal size.
The traditional Big Bang model of the universe, constantly expanding and potentially contracting, lacks this homogeneity over time. Instead, I envision a universe with a degree of uniformity across time, resembling more a series of ‘rolling bangs’ than a singular Big Bang. This concept is akin to watching water boil, where heated bubbles rise and pop, continuously in a cycle.
In this ‘ice universe,’ galaxies would form, shine, and possibly move towards the center, where their energy contributes to the active center of the universe. This central area remains inflated and active due to the energy emitted across the universe. Galaxies might have lifespans of trillions of years, but not all stars within a galaxy ignite simultaneously, leading to varying lifespans.
In a universe constrained to an apparent age of 14 billion years, as per the Big Bang theory, galaxies would have different destinies. However, in an ‘ice universe’ that maintains a roughly constant size, these galaxies, after burning out, might slide away from the center, becoming dormant for extended periods before potentially being reactivated by an associated web of galactic filaments.
These galaxies and galactic filaments, massive structures stretching across a significant portion of the universe, help shape its curvature. Some of these elements are well-understood in current physics, while others remain speculative. The idea is that old, burned-out galaxies might reignite, perhaps due to the curvature of space focusing energy onto them.
The universe, in this model, appears normal at any given moment, with processes like supernovas or events around supermassive black holes occurring as part of ‘normal universe business.’ The universe would be characterized by cycles of activity, not uniform ones where the entire universe lights up and then dims, but rather new elements moving into the active center, keeping the universe dynamic.
On the periphery, old galaxies act as stabilizing forces. They are like tent pegs in an associative web, holding the structure in place. Their gravitational wells provide a degree of isolation, protecting them from chaos. This stability allows for potential reactivation, as energy from active parts of the universe could be directed towards these dormant areas.
This model suggests a universe where vast amounts of energy from stars and galaxies, escaping their local environments, traverse the universe at or near the speed of light. This energy could potentially focus on these dormant galaxies, reigniting them in a cosmic cycle of renewal and activity.
So, that’s the gist of it. A universe with continual cycles of birth, activity, dormancy, and potential rebirth, all interconnected by the principles of informational cosmology and the physics governing space-time and energy.
Scott Douglas Jacobsen: I need to leave for work now.
Rosner: Alright then, have a good time at work and thanks for the discussion.
Jacobsen: Thank you, too.
Rosner: That seemed fairly reasonable, right?
Jacobsen: From what I could gather, yes. It sounds like a reiteration of rejuvenating old, burnt-out galaxies and the processes involved.
[Recording End]
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