{"id":7913,"date":"2025-05-20T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T09:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=7913"},"modified":"2025-05-20T09:00:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T09:00:25","slug":"gravity-may-prove-we-live-in-computer-simulation-according-to-physicist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=7913","title":{"rendered":"Gravity may prove we live in computer simulation, according to physicist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>A physicist from the University of Portsmouth has published a groundbreaking study proposing that gravity itself may be evidence we are living in a simulated universe.<\/p>\n<p>The findings, released in the journal AIP Advances and selected for the journal\u2019s \u2018Editor\u2019s Picks\u2019, suggest that gravity could be the result of an underlying computational process.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Melvin Vopson, from the university\u2019s School of Mathematics and Physics, argues that the way information is structured within the universe may produce the force we understand as gravity.<\/p>\n<p>This interpretation stems from the principles of information physics \u2014 a field that views physical reality as fundamentally composed of information.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy findings fit with the idea that the universe might function like a giant computer,\u201d said Dr Vopson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust as computers aim to optimise storage and efficiency, the universe could be doing the same. Gravity, then, isn\u2019t simply a force pulling things together \u2014 it might be a result of the universe trying to stay organised.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vopson\u2019s theory hinges on what he terms the \u201csecond law of information dynamics\u201d, which posits that matter naturally organises itself to minimise information entropy.<\/p>\n<p>According to his model, space is made up of elementary units or \u201ccells\u201d capable of storing information in binary form: a cell with no matter registers as \u201c0\u201d, and one with matter as \u201c1\u201d. As matter accumulates in a single cell, the computational cost of tracking it decreases \u2014 effectively creating a pull between particles in space.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis attraction isn\u2019t mysterious,\u201d he explained. \u201cIt\u2019s a logical outcome of a rule in a computational system: the universe seeks the lowest possible information load. It\u2019s more efficient to follow one object than many. So, particles are drawn together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The implications of Vopson\u2019s theory stretch across theoretical physics, touching on black-hole thermodynamics, dark matter, dark energy, and even quantum information theory.<\/p>\n<p>He suggests that if the universe operates as a simulation, then gravity might not be a fundamental force at all \u2014 but rather, a byproduct of cosmic information management.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time Dr Vopson has challenged conventional views. His previous work explored the concept that information has mass, and that all elementary particles store self-descriptive data \u2014 a notion likened to the way cells contain DNA.<\/p>\n<p>While the simulation theory has long been a topic of philosophical debate \u2014 and counts Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk among its popular proponents \u2014 Dr Vopson\u2019s approach marks a rare instance of applying formal physics to the question.<\/p>\n<p>Whether the universe truly is a simulation remains unresolved, but his study adds a compelling new layer to one of science\u2019s most provocative hypotheses.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A physicist from the University of Portsmouth has published a groundbreaking study proposing that gravity itself may be evidence we are living in a simulated universe. The findings, released in the journal AIP Advances and selected for the journal\u2019s \u2018Editor\u2019s Picks\u2019, suggest that gravity could be the result of an underlying computational process. 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