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Unitary Quantum Relativity

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International Journal of Theoretical Physics volume 56, pages 2–39 (2017)Cite this article

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A quantum universe is expressed as a finite unitary relativistic quantum computer network. Its addresses are subject to quantum superposition as well as its memory. It has no exact mathematical model. It Its Hilbert space of input processes is also a Clifford algebra with a modular architecture of many ranks. A fundamental fermion is a quantum computer element whose quantum address belongs to the rank below. The least significant figures of its address define its spin and flavor. The most significant figures of it adress define its orbital variables. Gauging arises from the same quantification as space-time. This blurs star images only slightly, but perhaps measurably. General relativity is an approximation that splits nature into an emptiness with a high symmetry that is broken by a filling of lower symmetry. Action principles result from self-organization pf the vacuum.

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S. Alexander, G. D’Ariano, G. F. R. Ellis, S. R. Finkelstein, and H. Saller provided helpful discussions and information. FQXi, the Templeton Foundation, and Dartmouth College supported presentations of this work.

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Finkelstein, D.R. Unitary Quantum Relativity. Int J Theor Phys 56, 2–39 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10773-016-3186-5

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Keywords

  • Quantum theory
  • Spacetime