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Essay Abstract
Some unique source - the world, W - must underly all the information realized in the universe throughout time. Perceived reality, R, is a progressively emerging representation of W in the form of the geometrical universe. Time corresponds to the process of emergence. When first represented in R, information about W is expressed in a non-localized, quantum manner. As the emergence proceeds, most information becomes inaccessible (entropy), supporting the robust, redundant encoding of accessible records. The past is encoded in and inferred from present records; the anticipated future will preserve present information and reveal unpredictable new information about W. Emergence of the future demands non-unitary reduction of quantum states and increased Kolmogorov complexity of the quasi-classical records in terms of which the quantum states are known. Given the limited information content of records, the quasi-classical universe lacks fine details; whereas the future must be uncertain to admit new information.
Author Bio
Martin Green received his PhD in theoretical physics at the University of Toronto in 1980. After many years R&D on electrical power systems and nuclear reactors his focus shifted to computing, networks and information security. He moved to senior information security roles in the financial sector and now e-health. For the past five years he has resumed his research on foundational problems in physics, on a part-time basis, at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.