Have you ever wondered if our reality is just an illusion? Imagine if the world around us isn’t genuinely real, but instead, a fabricated reality crafted by more advanced entities. Could it be possible that we’re living in a simulation?
A research team of physicists from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, in collaboration with a Canadian institution, is conducting five quantum physics experiments to explore the possibility that our reality is a computer-simulated virtual environment.
A research team of physicists from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, in collaboration with a Canadian institution, is conducting five quantum physics experiments to explore the possibility that our reality is a computer-simulated virtual environment.
It highlighted that light behaves as a wave, which eventually led to the discovery of its particle-like properties, unveiling the quantum characteristics of light.
These findings suggest the potential existence of quantum mechanics. The delayed-choice quantum eraser experiment delves deeper into the dual nature of photons, exploring both their wave-like and particle-like behaviors.
These findings hint at the possible reality of quantum mechanics. The delayed-choice quantum eraser experiment further investigates the dual characteristics of photons, examining both their wave-like and particle-like behaviors.
In video games, the unseen parts of the universe remain off-screen to conserve computing power. Similarly, Campbell’s research is pioneering in exploring the connection between consciousness and simulation theory.
“The system minimizes computational effort by generating reality only when a player observes it. To ensure players don’t notice this process, the system keeps the world consistent. However, sometimes unresolvable conflicts arise, leading to VR indicators and anomalies, such as the wave-particle duality,” the authors explained.
To determine if our world is real or simulated, the team needs to pinpoint when information becomes accessible to us. If data is generated only when observed, it could indicate that we are living in a simulation.
Researchers will employ two strategies to evaluate the theory. Initially, they will examine the timing of the rendering process. Subsequently, they will attempt to “manipulate the VR rendering engine to produce inconsistencies in its output” or create a detectable event in our reality that indicates it is a simulation.
In a basic experiment, two USB drives are used to gather which-way and screen data without the experimenter observing the process. Depending on the outcome of a coin flip, one of the USB drives, which holds the which-way data, will be permanently destroyed to ensure it cannot be recovered.
The test will be deemed successful if the flash drives, which hold screen data, exhibit an interference pattern even after the associated which-way data has been erased.
This implies that the simulation created the representation of reality at the moment the file was accessed, rather than when it was viewed by the observer.
“If all five experiments proceed as anticipated, they could potentially disrupt traditional views of reality and reveal deep connections between consciousness and the universe,” Campbell stated.
