How to simplify the causal graph

About this episode

This episode discusses how to simplify the complex causal graphs in Wolfram Physics to better understand fundamental physics concepts.

The hypergraphs generated by Wolfram Physics are complex and chaotic. The multiway graphs that trace every possible evolution of these hypergraphs become extremely complex and extremely chaotic after only a few iterations. The causal graphs that plot which of the events in these multiway graphs has to happen before which of the other events look like spaghetti . If we’re going to find mass/energy or momentum in Wolfram Physics – or special relativity or general relativity or quantum mechanics – then the causal graph is the place to look. But if we’re going to have to find all of physics in a causal graph that looks like spaghetti , then I give up. If we’re going to find all of physics in the causal graph, then we’re going to have to simplify. How to simplify the causal graph? Two ways: use a simpler rule; and collapse multiple nodes representing the same event into a single node. Don’t worry, by the time we’re done, that’ll all make sense! This is the pivotal episode in my exploration of Wolfram Physics. It establishes a firm foundation what comes next. From here on, we’ll be able to make serious progress... towards mass/energy, momentum, special relativity, general relativity…

People in this episode

Host: Mark Jeffery

Topics covered

• causal graph
• Wolfram Physics
• simplification
• multiway graphs
• physics

Keywords

• causal graph
• Wolfram Physics
• simplification
• multiway graphs
• mass
• energy
• momentum
• special relativity
• general relativity
• quantum mechanics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wolfram Physics, Open Web Mind, Kootenay Village Ventures Inc.

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