PIRSA:21020000

Are we Living in the Matrix?

Tong, D. (2021). Are we Living in the Matrix?. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/21020000

Tong, David. Are we Living in the Matrix?. Perimeter Institute, Feb. 03, 2021, https://pirsa.org/21020000 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:21020000,
            doi = {10.48660/21020000},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/21020000},
            author = {Tong, David},
            keywords = {Other},
            language = {en},
            title = {Are we Living in the Matrix?},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2021},
            month = {feb},
            note = {PIRSA:21020000 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

David Tong

University of Cambridge

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No. Obviously not. It's a daft question. But, buried underneath
this daft question is an extremely interesting one: is it possible to
simulate the known laws of physics on a computer? Remarkably, there is a
mathematical theorem, due to Nielsen and Ninomiya, that says the answer is
no. I'll explain this theorem, the underlying reasons for it, and some
recent work attempting to circumvent it.