New ontology: algorithmic laws and the passage of time by Pavel Vadimovich Poluian

Pavel Poluian

Essay Abstract

The concept of the algorithm, known from computability theory, should become the basis for an ontology of the Universe. This should lead to a change in the paradigm of natural science cognition. We argue that, with the exception of fundamental physical laws, all other laws are algorithmic. To illustrate this statement, the chess metaphor proposed by Richard Feynman is convenient, where the given rules of the game are the basic laws, and the laws of the deployment of compositions are the laws of the relationship between the basic elements in different situations. Since the game is algorithmic, it is possible to extend this property to the objective laws of the Universe. The main property of algorithmicity is the sequence of steps and information interaction. To express this, we introduce a new concept of time. The following definitions are given: 1) there is a set that we call "Time"; 2) this set consists of an infinite number of individual elements, which we call "Moments"; 3) all elements of a given set have a peculiarity: if one element is REAL, all other elements of the set are UNREAL; 4) we will call sets of this type - "AREAL SETS". It was found that the elementary areal relation is a logical law of contradiction: statements A and NOT-A together form an areal set of two elements. Formulating the law of contradiction, Aristotle and all the logicians after him constantly emphasized: there cannot be A and NOT-A in the same respect at the same TIME. We propose to rearrange the emphasis: in our formulation, AREALITY is a special logical relation that can simulate natural Time. The new model defines the time order in the form of definite characters' sequence. The proposed ontology is related to the definition and introduction of the digital physics paradigm.

Author Bio

Pavel Poluian, Krasnoyarsk State University (1980, now Siberian Federal University). He worked in geophysics. Now - assistant professor at the Department of Philosophy of the SFU, Ph.D., author of a scientific monograph and of many articles. Member of World Philosophical Congresses. In different references to his work, a different spelling of the surname is given - a consequence of changes in English transcription. (The correct: Poluian is now.) Dmitry Lichargin, Siberian State Aerospace University (2015). Now - associate professor at the Department of Informatics of the Siberian Federal University, Ph.D. in Computer Science, author of more than 110 scientific articles.

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Satyavarapu Gupta

Respected Professor Pavel Vadimovich Poluian

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Pavel Poluian

Dear Satyavarapu Naga Parameswara Gupta!

Thank you for your message!

Pavel Poluian and Dmitry Lichargin,

Siberian Federal University.

Vladimir Rogozhin

Dear Pavel and Dmitry,

You presented a very interesting essay with original ideas that are aimed at overcoming the crisis of understanding in the philosophical basis of fundamental science. I completely agree that a breakthrough to a new ontology is needed to overcome the crisis. Carlo Rovelli in his article Physics Needs Philosophy / Philosophy Needs Physics provides a list of issues that are discussed in the physical community and the first two of them are ontological: "What is space?" and "What is time?" It is also appropriate here to recall the philosophical testament of Paul Florensky: "We repeat: worldunderstanding is spaceunderstanding / Повторяем: миропонимание - пространствопонимание." Today, as never before, the "assembly" of alternative views on the Universum as an holistic generating process is necessary. The problem of the "beginning" and the "path" are the key ones; they give rise to "troubles" not only in physics and mathematics, but also in global society. Indeed, John Archibald Wheeler is right: "Philosophy is too important to be left to the philosophers." I wish you success and all the very best!

I invite you to see also my ontological ideas .

Vladimir

Pavel Poluian

Dear Vladimir,

Thank you so much for the high estimation. It is also very important that you underline the holistic aspect in the process of algorithmic ontology simulation. The social community is now far ahead from the time of simplistic explanations, and we are glad to join this community job. We hope that this essay could be understood by the researcher involved in different branches of investigation, for us to involve the summarizing in the general philosophical outlook, a bit deeper that it was before. We are glad to study these things deeper jointly in collaboration with the profound society.

Truly yours,

Pavel Poluyan and Dmitry Lichargin,

Siberian Federal University.

Anna Sitnikova

Dear Pavel,

I have seen your interesting and bright comments to other papers, you are really involved in the professional academic study. I made up my mind to view your initial paper. It was a surprise for me. Time is not now a miracle for me, all is explained logically and reasonably. I am sure you deserve the first price here in the event. Thank you for your work and your activity here.

A.T. Sitnikova,

PhD in computer biology.

Pavel Poluian

Dear Doctor Sitnikova,

Thank you so much for your high estimation of our research. We highly estimate the importance of been demanded by the reader of our results. We also would like to stress upon the idea that the time is not a clear and transparent issue even now, and probably it will stay to be largely undiscovered, because the comprehension of the deeper meaning of the reality is infinite, and that is very optimistic, because time cannot ever stop for any observer (consciousness).

Best Regards,

Pavel Poluyan and Dmitry Lichargin,

Siberian Federal University

Pavel Poluian

Dear Alexandra Alexandrovna!

Thanks for your feedback. What is your opinion on other essays? Who do you recommend to see?

Sincerely, Pavel Poluian

Alyssa Adams

Hi Pavel and Dmitry!

Thank you so much for such an interesting essay! I like your point about digital physics and the results of Russian philosophers on connecting the computational world to the physical one. it's interesting to think that there are two separate worlds, especially since these thoughts come from our minds which are rooted in physical reality! Inherently then, computation comes from physical processes. It seems that algorithms are like a "shortcut" that we use to make predictions and compress the world around us. Great essay, I enjoyed it a lot!

Cheers!

Alyssa

Pavel Poluian

Dear Alyssa,

We would like to thank you for your high estimation of our work. Probably, the analytical world you are talking about is just like a rainbow that has separated colors within the viewer focuses enjoying the brightness of the holistic white light of this perfect world. In the world perceived as it is we have a deep continuum of matter full of individual phenomena, information and unconditional meaning. So, the material union of the world does not anyhow deny the information and the fact that idealist and materialism are two equal ways of perceiving the nature. Our human mind and perception can feel pure ideas, that makes human the subject if reality, the target of all the systems existence, including social, authoritative, cultural and so on and on.

Best Kind Regards,

Pavel Poluyan and Dmitry Lichargin

Siberian Federal University

Pavel Poluian

Dear Alyssa Adams!

I carefully read your essay "Who Wants to be a Millionaire? A Guide to Computing Complex Systems". Thanks for the interesting essay! This is essentially a bold original article for an important newspaper!

I liked your unexpected association of the current pandemic with the collapse of the financial market. At the 2018 World Philosophical Congress in Beijing, I publicly said: "Soon the world will face a financial crisis. It will be a controlled demolition of the stock market. Market makers want to destroy fictitious capital. For`s this purpose the threat of war is organized!"

Before that, I wrote several articles about the fact that they will try to mask the coming economic crisis with international military conflicts. But I did not imagine that they use a pandemic scarecrow for this. Let's hope that all these experiences will remain in the past.

Otherwise, our views are similar. You are also looking for algorithms and calculations in the objective world around us. Yes, it's clear that in a flying fly, very specific calculations take place that control the flight. But what calculations take place in the solar system? It is known that Newton believed that the solar system is unstable, and God constantly intervenes, controlling and coordinating the movement of all the planets. Laplace proved that there are certain mechanisms that determine stability. Can these feedback mechanisms be called computation?

I wish you success in your scientific work!

Sincerely, Pavel Poluian.

Branko Zivlak

Dear Pavel Vadimovich Poluian

Thanks for the comment on my forum. I believe we mean the same thing. When you say: essential mathematics (the language of God) I mean discovered mathematics. When you say: mathematics for modeling - human language, I say invented mathematics. The first is responsible for the universe and us in it.

Regarding your essay, my experience is that some problems do not even need to be posed and therefore not to solve. Thus, for example, the problem of the shape of the universe is a fictional problem. The universe has no shape. The problem of the number of dimensions is also unnecessary. In my mathematical universe I function quite well without dimensions with only three properties mass, radius and time. Some even think that two properties are enough. You deal with time a lot in your essay. It is specific, which can be viewed in two ways. As the inverse value of the frequency, it is, like the frequency, limited. But if we understand it as the flow of time, we get that the universe is eternal, without beginning and end, than it is not limited.

Regards,

Branko

Pavel Poluian

Dear Branko!

Thanks for the clarification. Yes, we think the same about two types of mathematics. Just like you. The number of dimensions of space depends on the objective situation that we are modeling. For example, in the theory of relativity four dimensions of Minkowski arose. Regarding the limitations of the Universe in space and time, we believe that Immanuel Kant is right - and the question of finiteness-infinity reveals the boundary of our concepts.

We are always glad to talk about such issues. Thanks you!

Truly yours,

Pavel Poluyan and Dmitry Lichargin,

Siberian Federal University.

sherman jenkins

Pavel

A new era dawns.聽 Old questions become quaint and historical.聽 Is the whole community ready?聽 Or is physical reality too dangerous for our collective understanding at this time?聽

Pavel Poluian

Yes, I share your concerns.

Jochen Szangolies

Dear Pavel and Dimitry,

thanks for steering me towards your essay! I don't have much time for an in-depth comment right now, but I wanted to point out that it seems your approach is 'Gödelian' in quite another way from many of the other essays in this contest---fellow contestant Hippolyte Dourdent, in his article, quotes the great logician as saying that "time is the means by which God

realized the inconceivable that P and non-P are both true"---a lesson which seems to get to the heart of your approach.

It also seems to me that there is an interesting relationship between your 'areal sets' and the notion of complete sets of commuting observables in quantum mechanics---in the sense that, if a system has a definite value within the observables of one such set, it fails to have a definite value for all others. For instance, an electron having a definite value of spin for one particular direction (and consequently, having a definite value for all observables commuting with the spin-operator in that direction), fails to have a definite value for spin in all other directions.

Also, I quite liked the entry point you chose for your essay---St. Augustine is not somebody you expect to meet in such a contest. But then again, it was him who said about what time is, "if no one asks me, I know; if I wish to explain to him who asks, I know not". Perhaps, still, not entirely inappropriate.

Good luck in the contest!

Cheers

Jochen

Pavel Poluian

Dear Jochen!

Thank you very much for the praise and valuable comments. We will definitely use them in future work. Currently, we are developing a startup project where a new fundamental ontology is being developed, which allows integrating ontologies of subject areas.In the world there is something called GENESIS. And there is what is called TIME. Therefore, we believe that the very principles of mathematics need a deeper clarification. For example, Hegel tried to see the genesis in logic. We think it makes sense to look for the genesis in mathematical structures.

We wish you a successful scientific work!

Truly yours,

Pavel Poluian and Dmitry Lichargin,

Siberian Federal University.

Peter Jackson

Pavel,

Fascinating and original view, well considered and also well presented.

I've spent much time on time, recently circumnavigating with a rubidium oscillator to confirm H&K plus more. I have a model explaining why east and west acceleration have the opposite effect on oscillation rates, not inconsistent with your approach. Do you have a rationale?

Thank you.

Peter

Pavel Poluian

Dear Peter!

Thank you for your interesting comment. We have no answer to your question about accelerations... Whether the metric of space-time is non-ideal? Can we say that the distances between points are variable and change stochastically? Is a perfect ball possible in mathematics? Is this our planet Earth?

Pavel Poluian and Dmitry Lichargin,

Siberian Federal University.