Computer code(s) found within super string equations.

[x2theone2x]

How does this affect your view of the universe, and ultimately your own existence. For myself it makes perfect sense based on the various philosophies I hold, but it also makes some possibilities open that I wish not to discuss at this time, simply because it would take too long.

[Angrboda]

"Insufficient Data."



I haven't watched it, but the following video is probably more informative: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6w0K5FIgsU

[MindForgedManacle]

Psst. Superstring theory is a hypothesis currently without any possible empirical support.

[FreeTony]

Any new hypothesis in Physics has to be supported by current data, and future data. We already have a very good standard model of particle physics, which has been tested at the sorts of energy levels we can reach with current technology. However it breaks down at very high energy levels (such as those found near the start of the universe), which is why new theories are needed.

Theoretical physics tries to come up with new hypotheses. These have to satisfy current data and if they manage that they are just as valid as current particle theories, as they will make identical predictions. If they can't satisfy current data they are discarded.

Theories never perfectly match the real world*. An improved theory either makes more accurate predictions, or makes them over a larger range of data (or hopefully both). They are just models of reality.

*Certainly at the moment.

[Aractus]

How does this affect your view of the universe, and ultimately your own existence. For myself it makes perfect sense based on the various philosophies I hold, but it also makes some possibilities open that I wish not to discuss at this time, simply because it would take too long.

It would simply prove what we already know, that the theory is wrong.

I'm not quite sure why people are fascinated by string theory - mainly because it doesn't have any real-world practical advantages over other models of the universe which we can use every day. String theory is still just a model nothing more and it isn't real, it isn't any more real than quantum mechanics or general relativity.

[houseofcantor]

It's more real than you, Anglican.

As for the work in question he's dealing with spinor structures, specifically spin 1/2 structures so you get binary representations naturally. This structure can be written as 0,1 structure instead, so it's not like binary representations are unknown things in physics. In this case it happens the particular spinor constructs he's considering also can be put in a graph structure. Again, this is not a new concept, using graphs to represent decompositions of algebras is a centuries old procedure, known to anyone studying theoretical physics, particularly gauge theory. In this case the graph structure happens to be equivalent to error correcting code.

It's important not to fall into the trap of confirmation bias. As I said, there's many many years of physics involving graph structures, spinors, decompositions and symmetries. It's not terribly shocking that at some point someone comes across a structure which has been seen elsewhere. Saying "Wow, this is clear justification for the Matrix view of the universe!" is a bit like me asking someone to think of a number between 1 and 1000, trying to guess it and when I finally guess right after many failed tries I declare it evidence I'm telepathic.

~from sci forums which has more linky and good stuff.