From: Glenn Morton (glennmorton@entouch.net)
Date: Thu Jul 10 2003 - 07:13:24 EDT
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>From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu]On
Behalf Of Jim
>Armstrong
>Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 11:03 PM
>
>Glenn,
>
>I am a bit puzzled.
>Is MWH really the simplest explanation?
>Does not "many-worlds" correspond to "plurality"?
>JimA
That wasn't the point of the post. As Don Weinstein pointed out, theoriest
are good at coming up with alternatives, however so far I have heard no
rational alternative explanation for the large number calculation. It might
be that epistemologically, Deutsches QC program is more firm a test, but the
one I understand is good enough for me. because if you have to manipulate
10^500 particles in a calculation, say electrons, here is the energy needed
to make small moves (very rough and conservative estimate). The mass to be
manipulated would be
10^500 * 10^-30 kg = 10^469 kg. That is a huge mass. Today each register
requires 500 electrons or so.
Assume that it takes 10^-100 joules per particle, then total energy is
10^400 joules. The sun only outputs 10-34 joules per year, if I did the
calculation correctly this early in the morning.
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