Bit-string physics
Encyclopedia
Bit-string physics is an emerging body of theory which considers the universe to be a process of operations on strings of bit
s. Bit-string physics is often associated with A.F. Parker-Rhodes'
combinatorial hierarchy
, which is notable for its relationship with the electromagnetic and gravitational coupling constants of quantum theory. Other leading contributors in the field include H. Pierre Noyes
, Ted Bastin
, C.W. Kilmister
, and David McGoveran
.
Critics of bit-string physics challenge that the theory has yet to present experimentally testable predictions. Proponents respond that the paucity of falsifiable predictions is only because the field is nascent and still undeveloped, and not intrinsic. In a 2001 paper by Noyes, evidence was presented for predictions made by the theory that were later confirmed.
Bit
A bit is the basic unit of information in computing and telecommunications; it is the amount of information stored by a digital device or other physical system that exists in one of two possible distinct states...
s. Bit-string physics is often associated with A.F. Parker-Rhodes'
Frederick Parker-Rhodes
Frederick Parker-Rhodes was an English linguist, plant pathologist, computer scientist, mathematician, mystic, and mycologist.-Background & education:...
combinatorial hierarchy
Combinatorial hierarchy
Combinatorial hierarchy is a mathematical structure of bit-strings generated by an algorithm based on discrimination . It was originally discovered by A.F. Parker-Rhodes in the 1960s, and is interesting because of physical interpretations that relate it to quantum mechanics...
, which is notable for its relationship with the electromagnetic and gravitational coupling constants of quantum theory. Other leading contributors in the field include H. Pierre Noyes
H. Pierre Noyes
H. Pierre Noyes is an American nuclear physicist. He has been a member of the faculty at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory at Stanford University since 1962...
, Ted Bastin
Ted Bastin
Ted Bastin was a physicist and mathematician who held doctorate degrees in both physics and mathematics from Kings College, Cambridge University, to which he won an Isaac Newton studentship...
, C.W. Kilmister
Clive W. Kilmister
Clive W. Kilmister was a British applied mathematician who specialized in the mathematical foundations of physics, especially quantum mechanics and relativity. He was one of the discoverers of the combinatorial hierarchy, along with A. F. Parker-Rhodes and E. W. Bastin...
, and David McGoveran
David McGoveran
David McGoveran is a consultant, researcher, lecturer, and industry analyst to the software industry; author of numerous books and articles in the fields of relational databases, transaction processing, business intelligence, business process management, mathematics, and physics; and an inventor...
.
Critics of bit-string physics challenge that the theory has yet to present experimentally testable predictions. Proponents respond that the paucity of falsifiable predictions is only because the field is nascent and still undeveloped, and not intrinsic. In a 2001 paper by Noyes, evidence was presented for predictions made by the theory that were later confirmed.