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Saturday, January 10, 2026

Simulation hypothesis and TGD

The original simulation hypothesis did not make sense to me since I find it impossible to imagine how the simulation hypothesis could solve any problem of physics or of theory of consciousness. Living systems are of course mimicking each other all the time so that conscious simulation is a very real phenomenon.

The new view of the simulation hypothesis (see this) seems to be analogous to what the simulation of a second computer by computer means. Already in classical physics the coupling of two systems, in particular resonance coupling, produces what might be called a simulation. Complex enough simulating a simpler system can produce rather faithful simulations. This is not new but makes sense.

One can also speak of conscious simulations.

  1. In TGD inspired theory of consciousness all perception as a sequence of quantum measurements produces representations of an external system and the slightly non-determinism internal degrees of freedom of the space-time surface representing conscious entities can produce this kind of simulation in the more complex system, a kind of cognitive model. The hierarchy of algebraic extensions of rationals defines the entire complexity hierarchy.
  2. Holography = holomorphy hypothesis (see this and (see this) makes this view concrete. Consider as an example two systems described as roots of (f1,f2)=0 and say (gº nº f1,f2)=(0,0). Here fi are analytic functions of generalized complex coordinates of H=M4×CP2 (one hypercomplex coordinate is involved). The latter system has for any n at its roots also (f1,f2)=0 for g(0)=0 and the latter system can simulate the first system exactly at the space-time level. The larger the value of n, the higher the simulatory capacities. One obtains simulations and simulations of simulations of ....
  3. For elementary particles the p-adic length scale hypothesis stating that p-adic primes p near power of 2 are important could mean the following. Polynomials g with prime degree are of special interest since they cannot be decomposed with respect to º. For any f1,f2 defining kind of ground state one can have any prime polynomial g of prime degree p and can form iterates gºn (see this). For p = 2 or 3, one can solve the roots of the iterates gºn exactly (Galois) (see this). This exceptional feature suggests that the p-adic length scale hypothesis is true for p=2 and 3 (see and they form cognitive hierarchies by iterations. p=2 is realized in particle physics and there is evidence also for p=3 in biology (see this).
See the article Classical non-determinism in relation to holography, memory and the realization of intentional action in the TGD Universe or the chapter Quartz crystals as a life form and ordinary computers as an interface between quartz life and ordinary life?.

See also the video Topological Geometrodynamics and Consciousness prepared by Marko Manninen and Tuomas Sorakivi using LLM as a tool.

For a summary of earlier postings see Latest progress in TGD.

For the lists of articles (most of them published in journals founded by Huping Hu) and books about TGD see this.

2 comments:

David said...

The space-time surface we perceive is a holographic "map" projected by our consciousness onto the infinite "territory" of the World of Classical Worlds.

Matti Pitkänen said...

One can say that concious experience involves state function reducto localizing to a wave function in WCW. Also localization in WCW as analog of position measurement in the space of "Bohr orbits" of 3-surfaces as particles can be considered.