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CLASSICAL CELLULAR AUTOMATA AND QUANTUM FIELD THEORY

GERARD 'T HOOFT

Institute for Theoretical Physics, Utrecht University, the Netherlands

Spinoza Institute, Post Box 80.195, 3508 TD Utrecht, the Netherlands

https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217751X10050469Cited by:17 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

It is pointed out that a mathematical relation exists between cellular automata and quantum field theories. Although the proofs are far from perfect, they do suggest a new look at the origin of quantum mechanics, and an essential role for the gravitational force in these considerations is suspected.

Based on a talk given at the Conference in Honour of Murray Gell-Mann's 80th Birthday: Quantum Mechanics, Elementary Particles, Quantum Cosmology and Complexity, 24–26 February 2010, Singapore.

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