Time’s Arrow Traced to Quantum Source

2014-05-21T12:38:33-04:00

I've seen a number of religious posts here and couldn't help but follow up. I'm neither theist nor atheist, I just follow the data. But this sounds more reasonable to me than stoning girls for not being a virgin:

"If the new line of research is correct, then the story of time’s arrow begins with the quantum mechanical idea that, deep down, nature is inherently uncertain. An elementary particle lacks definite physical properties and is defined only by probabilities of being in various states."

http://www.simonsfoundation.org/quanta/20140416-times-arrow-traced-to-quantum-source/

Time’s Arrow Traced to Quantum Source | Quanta Magazine

A new theory explains the seemingly irreversible arrow of time while yielding insights into entropy, quantum computers, black holes, and the past-future divide.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made May 21 at 2014 12:42 PM

2014-05-21T12:42:40-04:00

And why I've always said the science and poetry are two sides of the same explanation:

When two particles interact, they can no longer even be described by their own, independently evolving probabilities, called “pure states.” Instead, they become entangled components of a more complicated probability distribution that describes both particles together.

Response by 2LT Private RallyPoint Member made May 21 at 2014 12:51 PM

2014-05-21T12:51:12-04:00

Sir,
It seems that after the industrial revolution there was a move away from philosophical thought but with the advent of more recent science including quantum theory the line between science and philosophy/religion are beginning to blur.

Response by SSG V. Michelle Woods made May 22 at 2014 7:54 PM

2014-05-22T19:54:15-04:00

Sir

I have a Bachelor of Science. I am also a woman of faith. I sincerely appreciate double-blind, peer reviewed research however I also believe in the Christian God.

I don't discredit anything written in the article per se because no bonafide scientist would discredit a theory without proper research.

However I must say as far as logical reasoning goes, this definitely comes across to me as reasonable as stoning girls for not being virgins. I only say that because theories are backed by science AND faith. It's just not faith in a deity. I consider both to be extreme albeit this theory is interesting.

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Apr 26 at 2016 3:02 AM

2016-04-26T03:02:53-04:00

There's an area in mathematical physics called Clifford algebras that inherently gives rise to Walsh functions, an orthonormal set that is the fundamental basis, I am convinced, for quantum entanglement, and the concept used today of the qubit, a quantum mechanical or QM fundamental eigenvector definingmbinary. However, unipolar binary, or 0 and 1 States, are, inherently, an erroneousmviewpoint, I think. Walsh functions and their related orthonormal sets e.g. rademacher functions, are bipolar binary or +/- 1, that are very closely aligned to what is termed probabilistic inner and outer Lebesgue measure theory. The dispersal of energym energy giving rise to the unidirectional aspect of time is, in and of itself, a most provocative thought, certainly. There is considerable research in Australia, Brazil, Italy, and framce , as well as other locations listed on http://www.arxiv.org that the various genetic codes are, in fact, Lie super symmetry algebras or crystal bases, which take the shape of hypercube representations and are, for that reason, fundamentally, bipolar binary finite state automata and, also, complex valued Karnaugh maps. Thus, protein folding occurs as a result of Walsh Hadamard transform action on a genomic sequence, I think. The bases of DNA and RNA have been argued in many published papers to be either simple complex bipolar binary complex numbers, or possibly hypercomplex numbers, which gives rise to the neural network computing architecture along the lines discussed on http://www.quantumconsciousness.org a most fascinating site. If time does in fact arise due to quantum entanglement , them the research in the 1940s by Konrad Zuse a German comp scientist, and his treatise avail on the web that the universe is in fact a programmed device i.e. a computer, clearly assumes new and quite considerable relevance. Further, if closed time like curves or CTCs exist as predicted for certain space-time metrics in general relativity like the van stockum dust solution, that would be the only theoretically debated means avail presently to reverse the direction of the flow of time, along the lines of the research of Prof Ronald mallett in the physics Dept at UCONN storrs CT also well worth perusing. The only way that CTCs could then exist would be if energy in a localized space-time region would then not disperse, which has always been postulated to need exotic matter. A recent discovery by the Fermi orbiting probe found that dark lightning gives rise to visible antimatter positron electron colliding instances of gamma ray flashes, which, I have seen a site http://www.spacewarpdynamicsllc.com postulates that there are localized regions of space-time warp bubbles on earth, which concept is also reiterated in a paper not by that group on http://www.arxiv.org that postulated the same I'm the South Pacific whereas the efforts of the group at http://www.spacewarpdynamicsllc.com is based on the thought that such a phenomenon has also been observed in the caerribean, as well as, anecdotally, in I believe Europe during anecdotal accounts of pilots in both the caerribean as well as elsewhere, e.g. over Europe during I believe ww2, a fascinating concept, I thought. The concept of the alcubierre warp drive spacetime metric as pursued in the NASA eagleworks project would clearly seem to echo the sentiment that space-time can be altered, just as the research of Prof mallett would seem to postulate that the direction of time can be reversed. I've seen papers postulating that vacuum is in fact a metamaterial, and the NASA gravity probe a and b experiments apparently confirmed the existence of inertial frame dragging of the space-time metric by the earth. That being said, I should certainly think that if time flows umidirectionallymdue to quantum entanglement, that the presence of inertial frame dragging, in the presence of the dark lightning positron activity noted by Fermi probe, and by an aircraft doing meteorological research by Univ of NH I believe recently as well, ought, I think, to lend at least some minimal basic credence to the concept of such localized space-time warp bubbles on earth as the source I've mentioned have already postulated. I have no idea of course whether such bubbles actually exist of course, however, I should certainly think that the aggregate collection of all those very real demonstrated phenomena ought at minimum to give the doubters of such phenomena at least some serious pause, if nothing else. I hope the discussion here was of at least some interest, and I'd of course be most eager to hear any possible thoughts or feedback, by all means whenever convenient, many thanks.

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