Today, I'm thinking about...
Is the world a simulation?
First, let's define what is a simulation.
A simulation is an imitation of a situation or process.
If so, that must mean that our world is controlled by a device which is capable of running or calculating lots of operations each second. An atom vibrates at a frequency of 10^13 Hz. It means that an atom vibrates 10^13 times per second or 10^11 times per millisecond. If there are 1,000,000 atoms in a simulation, the device will have to do 10^19 operations in a second. So, the device must be really accurate,consistent and fast.
Other than the requirement of a super computer, there is also the requirement for a device that is capable to store lots of memory. Like the example above, if the device were to keep all the movements of the atoms in a second, it would have to store about 1.25*10^18 bytes of memory. This would require great and advanced technology.
With those two requirements in mind, it may seem impossible to create a simulation like above. However, it is not impossible.
To be continued...
01-10-2017
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