Cosmos and Consciousness: Quantum Computers, Superstrings, Mysticism, C++ Programming, Egypt, Quarks, Mind-Body Problem, Aliens, Linguistics and Turing Machines

by Blaha, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780759602083
• ISBN10: 0759602085
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-12-01
• Publisher: Authorhouse

Summary

Quarks, Quantum computers, SuperStrings, Mysticism and Egyptian Symbols--all brought together in an exciting new view of the universe as a Cosmic Code. Written by a noted physicist.

Table of Contents

Preface	xxi
Introduction	1	(8)
Theme: Nature Is Language	1	(1)
Linguistic Quantum Computers	2	(1)
Quantum Grammars™	3	(1)
Quantum Computers and Elementary Particle Theory	3	(1)
Ancient Egypt: From Nature to Language	4	(1)
Universal Species-Independent Language	4	(1)
A Linguistic Standard Model & Superstring Theory	5	(1)
Quantum Computer Languages	5	(1)
A Deeper Purpose for Quantum Language™ Representations of Nature?	6	(1)
The ``Word'' in Western Religions	6	(1)
Full Circle to a Personalist Physics?	6	(3)
The Riddle of the Ankh	9	(26)
Conventional Theories of the Ankh's Origin	12	(2)
Comet Theory Of The Ankh	14	(1)
Enter the Ankh Comet	15	(1)
Archaeological Evidence for the Comet Theory	16	(19)
What Is Reality?	35	(12)
The Hierarchy of Matter	37	(3)
Matter and Language	40	(4)
NeutrinoMan™	44	(3)
How Do We Uncover Reality?	47	(6)
The Generality of Understanding	48	(3)
A Universal Grammar?	51	(2)
Universality Of Language	53	(12)
A Non-Species Specific Universal Language?	53	(1)
Other Intelligent Species on Earth	54	(1)
Communicating with Other Earth Species: Dolphins	55	(2)
Can We Communicate with Alien Species: Project Seti?	57	(1)
Languages for Physical Theories	58	(2)
Is There a Best Formulation of a Physics Language?	60	(3)
Why is Mathematics Required in Physical Theories?	63	(2)
Language In Religion And Mysticism	65	(14)
Language as the Essence of the Universe	66	(2)
Language as Reality -- Kabbalah Mystics	68	(4)
Language as Reality -- Moslem Mystics	72	(1)
Language as Reality -- Christian Mystics	73	(2)
Origin of the Concept of Language as Reality-Egypt?	75	(1)
The Ankh as a Cosmic Symbol	75	(1)
The Universe as a Word	76	(1)
Space Travelers Explaining the Universe as a Word -- A Parable	77	(2)
Learning Of The Universe Through Physics	79	(16)
The Scientific Method -- A Way of Learning	80	(1)
The Road to Quantum Mechanics	81	(3)
Reality and Quantum Mechanics	84	(2)
Sudden Transitions in Our View of Reality -- Quarks	86	(1)
Patterns of Physical Discovery	87	(2)
Criteria for the Development of Physical Theories	89	(1)
Simplicity of Physical Theories	89	(2)
Beauty of Physical Theories	91	(1)
Generality of Physical Theories	92	(3)
Quantum Theory	95	(18)
Quantum Mechanics Provided a Path to the Future	96	(6)
Matter and Probability Waves	102	(2)
The Correspondence Principle	104	(1)
A Theory of Physical Theories	105	(5)
Theories of Everything	110	(3)
Relativity	113	(6)
Relative Merits of Relativity vs. Classical Mechanics	118	(1)
The Properties Of Matter	119	(1)
The Development of Our Theory of Matter	119	(12)
Discovery of Electron Spin	120	(1)
Discovery of Anti-Particles	121	(1)
Discovery of Isospin	122	(1)
Strangeness -- A New Type of Internal Quantum Number	123	(4)
The Discovery of Quarks	127	(4)
The Standard Model Of Elementary Particles	131	(16)
The Families of Matter	132	(5)
Current Problems of the Standard Model	137	(2)
Interactions of the Standard Model	139	(5)
Perturbation Theory and a Language for the Standard Model	144	(3)
The Linguistic Representation Of The Standard Model	147	(10)
Linguistic View of an Interaction	149	(1)
Computer Grammars	150	(7)
Probabilistic Computer Grammars™	157	(14)
Probabilistic Computer Grammars™	157	(3)
Quantum Probabilistic Grammar™	160	(11)
Standard Model Quantum Grammar™	171	(14)
Grammar Production Rules of Electromagnetism	171	(6)
Production Rules for the Weak and Strong Interactions	177	(3)
The Standard Model Quantum Grammar™	180	(2)
The Standard Model Language is Surprisingly Simple	182	(3)
Quantum Turing Machines™	185	(8)
What are Turing Machines?	185	(1)
Features of Normal Turing Machines	186	(2)
Quantum Probabilistic Grammars™	188	(5)
The Standard Model Quantum Computer	193	(10)
The Standard Model Quantum Turing Machine™	193	(10)
Quantum Computers And Fock Space	203	(30)
The Continuum Limit of a Quantum Computer -- A Superspace	207	(4)
Super Symmetric Continuum Quantum Computer™	211	(2)
Group Symmetries of Quantum Computers	213	(1)
Particles and Physics Laws Become Bit Patterns	213	(2)
Reality is Reduced to Language	215	(1)
The Meaning of the Standard Model Language	215	(2)
Computer Languages and the Standard Model Language	217	(2)
Equivalence of Continuum Quantum Computers™ and Second-Quantized Fermi Fields -- Fock Space	219	(13)
Purpose of the Standard Model Language	232	(1)
A Superstring Quantum Turing Machine™	233	(18)
Introduction	233	(1)
Is SuperString Theory Simpler than the Standard Model?	234	(2)
The Ideas of SuperString Theory	236	(4)
Equivalence of Standard Model & SuperString Theory?	240	(1)
Linguistic Model of SuperString Theory	241	(1)
A Language and Turing Machine for SuperString Theory	241	(5)
Beyond SuperStrings -- Hidden Dimensions as Quantum Computer Tapes	246	(5)
Quantum Computers As The Foundation Of SuperStrings	251	(20)
Introduction	251	(2)
The Bosonic String Part of a Quantum Computer	253	(6)
The SuperString Part of a Quantum Computer	259	(4)
The Quantum Computer as the Foundation of Heterotic Strings	263	(4)
Is the SuperString Quantum Computer™ More Fundamental than Coordinate Space SuperString Theory?	267	(3)
An Ankh as the Symbol for SuperString Quantum Computer™ Theory	270	(1)
Quantum Computer Processor Operations And Quantum Computer Languages	271	(46)
Introduction	272	(1)
Computer Machine and Assembly Languages	272	(1)
Memory	272	(3)
Algebraic Representation of Assembly Languages	275	(4)
Basic Operators of the Algebraic Representation	279	(8)
A Simple Assembly Language Program	287	(2)
Programs and Program Logic	289	(7)
Quantum Assembly Language™ Programs	296	(6)
Bit-Level Quantum Computer Language	302	(2)
Basic Operators of the Bit-Level Quantum Language	304	(4)
Quantum High Level Computer Language Programs	308	(4)
Quantum C Language™	312	(2)
SuperString Quantum Computer™ Revisited	314	(3)
Observers, Languages and Personified Physics	317	(8)
Person and Physics	318	(1)
Directed Activity -- Free Will	319	(2)
The Distant Future of Physics -- Self-Organizing	321	(1)
Example: The ``Correct'' SuperString Theory	322	(1)
Man as the Model of Personified Physics	323	(2)
Nature's Reality	325	(4)
T. S. Eliott & Nothingness	327	(2)
A Glimpse Of The Eternal?	329	(4)
Cosmos and Consciousness	330	(3)
Consciousness	333	(18)
A View of Consciousness	333	(3)
Consciousness: Quantum or Classical Probabilistic	336	(3)
The Problem of Consciousness -- The Lesson of the Conch	339	(1)
The Current Theory of Consciousness	340	(2)
A Similarity Between Theories of Consciousness and Economic Theory	342	(3)
A Probabilistic Computer (PC) Model of Consciousness	345	(4)
SuperString QC vs. Consciousness PC	349	(2)
Index	351	(12)
About Stephen Blaha	363