Well, I'd like to read the published paper. Anyone who is interested in quantum computing comes to his/hers analogies and beliefs of the underlying laws of the universe. The discussions on digital physics have been around since Zuse.
I can't see why they claim that they have found something groundbreaking.
In my opinion, this theory is closer to philosophy rather than quantum mechanics.
It's obviously a speculative theory, but it's a welcomed endeavor, since the field is sorely lacking conceptual frameworks to make sense of scientific advances.
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Well, I'd like to read the published paper. Anyone who is interested in quantum computing comes to his/hers analogies and beliefs of the underlying laws of the universe. The discussions on digital physics have been around since Zuse. I can't see why they claim that they have found something groundbreaking. In my opinion, this theory is closer to philosophy rather than quantum mechanics.
David Deutsch, coauthor of the paper, is not without credibility in the field of quantum computing, to say the least. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Deutsch
It's obviously a speculative theory, but it's a welcomed endeavor, since the field is sorely lacking conceptual frameworks to make sense of scientific advances.
Link to the paper: http://arxiv.org/abs/1405.5563