• DocumentCode
    1318748
  • Title

    Wanted: a physically possible theory of physics

  • Author

    Landauer, Rolf

  • Author_Institution
    International Business Machines Corporation
  • Volume
    4
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1967
  • Firstpage
    105
  • Lastpage
    109
  • Abstract
    The ability to predict the nature of physics in great detail depends upon the ultimate capabilities of information processing systems. Computing must be carried out in real systems, subject to physical laws. Thus an intertwining between the ultimate versions of the laws of physics and the computer is created. In order to satisfy this ``want ad´´ for a unified theory, two conditions must be met: The type of information processing required in the study of physics must be recognized; and the physical laws governing information processing must be defined.
  • Keywords
    Economic forecasting; Laboratories; Machinery; Mathematics; Partial differential equations; Physics computing; Power generation economics; Quantum mechanics; Relativistic quantum mechanics; Writing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.1967.5215588
  • Filename
    5215588