The Self-Simulation Hypothesis Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
Quantum Gravity Research, Los Angeles, CA 90290, USA
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Entropy 2020, 22(2), 247; https://doi.org/10.3390/e22020247
Received: 11 January 2020
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Revised: 6 February 2020
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Accepted: 17 February 2020
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Published: 21 February 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Quantum Spacetime and Entanglement Entropy)
We modify the simulation hypothesis to a self-simulation hypothesis, where the physical universe, as a strange loop, is a mental self-simulation that might exist as one of a broad class of possible code theoretic quantum gravity models of reality obeying the principle of efficient language axiom. This leads to ontological interpretations about quantum mechanics. We also discuss some implications of the self-simulation hypothesis such as an informational arrow of time.
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Keywords:
simulation hypothesis; philosophy of mind; quantum mechanics
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Chicago/Turabian StyleIrwin, Klee, Marcelo Amaral, and David Chester. 2020. "The Self-Simulation Hypothesis Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics" Entropy 22, no. 2: 247. https://doi.org/10.3390/e22020247
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