There is only one electron in the universe

[microsansfil]

Hello,

The one-electron universe hypothesis, commonly associated with Richard Feynman when he mentioned it in his Nobel lecture ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-electron_universe ).

is There a relationship with holographic principle ?

Patrick

 

[.Scott]

A connection could be made. Those "world lines" tat John Wheeler mentioned can be a form of interference pattern - the same as how a hologram is constructed.

But you have to be stretching.

 

[microsansfil]

A connection could be made. Those "world lines" tat John Wheeler mentioned can be a form of interference pattern - the same as how a hologram is constructed.

In link also with John Wheeler slogan “It from bit” ?

What is “it”? “It” is the universe. And what is “bit”? “Bit” is the entropy that is there. Entropy is information.


Can this idea be tested ?

Patrick

 

[jtbell]

As far as I know (and I'd be happy to learn about references to the contrary), nobody ever followed up on the one-electron idea seriously (as in publishing a professional journal article about it), not even Wheeler himself, or Feynman. So I wouldn't take it as anything more than a humorous anecdote.