Alexander941 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 What do you think about that: http://ipowerproject.com/forum/topics/atoe-vs-bostroms-sr-argument-vs-gates-doubly-even-error The last part of the article states that error correction code has been found in the background mathematics (as far as i have understood it) of the String Theory. Is that just a coincident, is there more about it, or is it sensationalist journalism? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Gates Jr. et.al. have found a way to construct irreducible representations of 1d supersymmetries using what they call "Adinkras"- these are a graphical representation of supersymmetry algebras [1]. Doing so allows them to do computer based searches for the representations [2]. It is a fact that not so much is known about irreducible representations of supersymmetry without reference to specific actions and classical equations of motion. This is true even in the 1 d case. I mention this in [4], but do not address it in anyway. Note the reference given. Typically, finding irreducible representations amounts to finding auxiliary fields and applying the classical equations of motion. Understanding off-shell supersymmetries is far less studied and quite hard. Interestingly, Gates Jr. et.al. relate the formulation in terms of Adinkras to "Doubly-Even Error-Correcting Codes", which I know nothing about [3]. But it is interesting that come very clever computing has anything to do with supersymmetry. Exactly what the long term implications of this are, who knows? References [1] Faux, Michael; Gates, S. J. (2005). Adinkras: A graphical technology for supersymmetric representation theory. Physical Review D 71 [2] K. Burghardt, S. J. Gates Jr. A Computer Algorithm For Engineering Off-Shell Multiplets With Four Supercharges On The World Sheet, Univ. of Maryland Preprint PP-012-016 (2012). [3] C. F. Doran, M. G. Faux, S. J. Gates Jr., T. Hübsch, K. M. Iga, G. D. Landweber, R. L. Miller, Codes and Supersymmetry in One Dimension, arXiv:1108.4124v1 [hep-th] (2011). [4] A. J. Bruce, Contact structures and supersymmetric mechanics, arXiv:1108.5291v4 [math-ph] (2012). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander941 Posted October 21, 2012 Author Share Posted October 21, 2012 Other thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Other thoughts? My only suggestion is to read the papers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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