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somega
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- Could it be that all quantities (space, time, mass, frequency, ...) are quantized?
Please take a look at my first thought experiment:
You have 2 coins to place on the table.
The distance between them may be between 0 (inclusive) and 1 meter (exclusive).
So if you want to store the number 15 you simply set the distance to 0,15m.
You can later read the information by measuring the distance.
Now if space was not quantized you could store unlimited information using the two coins by simply increasing precision.
To store a number with 5 digits you would simply set the distance to 0,XXXXX.
In other words: You have limited resources (1 meter) but you can store unlimited information in it.
Wouldn't it be be like storing 100GB on a 1GB disk?
A similar experiment can be done with time.
You have to send a light signal to your friend then wait between 0 (inclusive) and 10 second (exclusive).
So to send the number 15 you simply wait 1,5 seconds.
If time was not quantized it would be possible to put endless information in the time difference which is itself limited to 10 seconds.
Wouldn't it be like sending 1TB/s over an 1 GBit/s cable?
You could do similar experiments with other quantities like force and mass but also frequency.
You have 2 coins to place on the table.
The distance between them may be between 0 (inclusive) and 1 meter (exclusive).
So if you want to store the number 15 you simply set the distance to 0,15m.
You can later read the information by measuring the distance.
Now if space was not quantized you could store unlimited information using the two coins by simply increasing precision.
To store a number with 5 digits you would simply set the distance to 0,XXXXX.
In other words: You have limited resources (1 meter) but you can store unlimited information in it.
Wouldn't it be be like storing 100GB on a 1GB disk?
A similar experiment can be done with time.
You have to send a light signal to your friend then wait between 0 (inclusive) and 10 second (exclusive).
So to send the number 15 you simply wait 1,5 seconds.
If time was not quantized it would be possible to put endless information in the time difference which is itself limited to 10 seconds.
Wouldn't it be like sending 1TB/s over an 1 GBit/s cable?
You could do similar experiments with other quantities like force and mass but also frequency.