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Study reveals substantial evidence of holographic universe

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Re: Study reveals substantial evidence of holographic universe

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Is this actually evidence or lack of proof against?

The abstract says:

> We test a class of holographic models for the very early universe against cosmological observations and find that they are competitive to the standard ΛCDM model of cosmology. These models are based on three dimensional perturbative super-renormalizable Quantum Field Theory (QFT), and while they predict a different power spectrum from the standard power-law used in ΛCDM, they still provide an excellent fit to data (within their regime of validity). By comparing the Bayesian evidence for the models, we find that ΛCDM does a better job globally, while the holographic models provide a (marginally) better fit to data without very low multipoles (i.e. l≲30), where the dual QFT becomes non-perturbative. Observations can be used to exclude some QFT models, while we also find models satisfying all phenomenological constraints: the data rules out the dual theory being Yang-Mills theory coupled to fermions only, but allows for Yang-Mills theory coupled to non-minimal scalars with quartic interactions. Lattice simulations of 3d QFT's can provide non-perturbative predictions for large-angle statistics of the cosmic microwave background, and potentially explain its apparent anomalies.

The evidence appears to be "this is almost as good as state-of-the-art normal cosmic inflation theory." Which is to say, it's more of a lack of proof against than strong evidence for--it's not providing explanations for unexplained observances.

Re: Study reveals substantial evidence of holographic universe

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post #9

I wonder if this theory supports the idea that the universe inhabits a black hole, or at least the surface of one.

Actually, the big bang bears a pretty striking resemblance to a white hole. That's the time-reversed version of a black hole. Whereas with a black hole, all paths lead toward the singularity at its core, with a white hole, all paths lead away from the singularity.

Re: Study reveals substantial evidence of holographic universe

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post #3

What does this mean? The universe is fake? Is this along the same lines as "everything is a simulation"?

Think of it, as if God is pulling a joke on us or the physicists.

Why all the down-votes? I'm an atheist and I found this comment amusing.

Re: Study reveals substantial evidence of holographic universe

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post #3

What does this mean? The universe is fake? Is this along the same lines as "everything is a simulation"?

Think of it, as if God is pulling a joke on us or the physicists.

Can you elaborate on this slightly? Genuinely interested

Re: Study reveals substantial evidence of holographic universe

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post #9

I wonder if this theory supports the idea that the universe inhabits a black hole, or at least the surface of one.

Actually, the big bang bears a pretty striking resemblance to a white hole. That's the time-reversed version of a black hole. Whereas with a black hole, all paths lead toward the singularity at its core, with a white hole, all paths lead away from the singularity.

And there you go... there's the answer to everything. A black hole on one side and, on the other side (the side we don't know), there's a whole new universe being sprung up. Each input goes to the output of a different black/white hole combo.

Re: Study reveals substantial evidence of holographic universe

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Actually, the big bang bears a pretty striking resemblance to a white hole. That's the time-reversed version of a black hole. Whereas with a black hole, all paths lead toward the singularity at its core, with a white hole, all paths lead away from the singularity.

And there you go... there's the answer to everything. A black hole on one side and, on the other side (the side we don't know), there's a whole new universe being sprung up. Each input goes to the output of a different black/white hole combo.

So basically, we're in a cable?

Re: Study reveals substantial evidence of holographic universe

#17
It's interesting that to a layman this seems like almost the exact opposite of what string theory proposes dimensionally. Holographic universe theory is stating there are effectively less dimensions, while string theory shows there could be significantly more.

Re: Study reveals substantial evidence of holographic universe

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Is this actually evidence or lack of proof against?

The abstract says: > We test a class of holographic models for the very early universe against cosmological observations and find that they are competitive to the standard ΛCDM model of cosmology. These models are based on three dimensional perturbative super-renormalizable Quantum Field Theory (QFT), and while they predict a different power spectrum from the standard power-law used in ΛCDM, they still provide an exc…

Your summary was almost exactly what I was going to write, based on the abstract.

That said, though, a not-quite-as-good match after a very few years' work is kind of promising. After as long as the standard model has been worked on, the match might be as good.

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