Time Reflection - but honey, can it play chess?

[smatovic]

Tschuesch Lan. Computing with light? Computing with time reflecting light? Times are a changing....

Light Can Be Reflected Not Only In Space But Also In Time
https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/1 ... so-in-time

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Srdja

[smatovic]

Aeeh, our ChatBot friend needs an update with the paper?

You have an degree in physics and computer science. Can time reflections can be used for computing?

As an AI language model, I can provide some information on this topic. Time reflections can potentially be utilized in the field of computing, but the concept of time reflections needs to be further defined for a clearer understanding of the specific application.

In physics, time reflection is generally associated with the reversal of time, as in time-reversal symmetry, where physical processes remain the same when time is reversed. However, in computing, the term "time reflection" might not have a well-defined meaning.

There are, however, computational techniques and concepts related to time that play significant roles in various computing applications. For instance, in computer simulations or modeling, it is common to need precise control and manipulation of time-related variables. Additionally, algorithms concerned with time series analysis, data forecasting, and even in quantum computing, where time evolution is considered, all involve the concept of time in computing.

In summary, while the term "time reflections" may not have a direct connection to computing, various aspects of time are relevant in computational science, and the field of computer science often incorporates time-related concepts and techniques for different purposes.

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Can light be reversed in time, and then used for computing in a new kind of machine?

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Haha

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Srdja

[smatovic]

Time Flows Forward or Backward At Quantum Levels, Researchers Suggest
https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/0 ... rs-suggest

Hmm, there must be a way to make a computer out of this, not?

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Srdja

[jefk]

must be a way to make a computer out of this, not?

not with this specific (weird) mechanism as in the article, but in a broader sense:


developments in this field:
https://www.mordorintelligence.com/indu ... uit-market

within Europe:
https://www.tno.nl/en/technology-scienc ... -circuits/
https://www.photondelta.com/
https://www.imec-int.com/en/integrated-photonics
a different method, but also called photonics
https://photonic.com/

[smatovic]

Thanks for the links, interesting, photonics, but I am more interested in an FTL-philosophy/logic and if/how this can be used for computation, assume FTL is possible (for information), how to define a logic for this, and how to build a computer with this?

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Srdja

[lech]

Using light to get (send) information from the future is more humane than studying the reaction of a
living organism predicting its own death (dependent on information from the future). And paradoxically, why should we kill this organism if we have this necessary information.

[smatovic]

Yes, FTL, paradoxes, cause and effect, that kind of stuff, there must be a higher order logic out there in the uni/multi-verse that solves this? Maybe just not for us humans

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Srdja

[lech]

Yes, FTL, paradoxes, cause and effect, that kind of stuff, there must be a higher order logic out there in the uni/multi-verse that solves this? Maybe just not for us humans
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Srdja

It's possible to understand, if time (on Earth) is not a line, but loops. That would explain a lot.

[smatovic]

Hehe, or a 3.5d fractal, or a 5d torus, same result

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Srdja

[lech]

The problem is where the information from the future is stored. I'm betting on a carbon isotope. Any other suggestions?