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ohmahjong | 1 year ago

That title sure feels Lovecraftian to me

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fredgrott|1 year ago

not really as the math has no reference to time or space anyway so of course any geometry derived will be outside time and space in the first place...

to go even deeper if Universe formed out of a phase transition from many possible universes...it just means at the phase transition many possible geometries on top of many possible universes..

fnordpiglet|1 year ago

I think this misses the physics though. The math is just describing a phenomenon observed. The phenomenon implies a dimension of influence outside spacetime. This is a remarkable observation if true because no known force in known dimensions can easily account for this.

The math just demonstrates this to be likely true. Math is a tool physics uses to create logically consistent conclusions. And this one is remarkable.

ben_w|1 year ago

Given what Lovecraft had to say about mere non-Euclidian geometry, it's a much lower bar to pass than you may expect.