{"id":152159,"date":"2022-12-08T09:22:25","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T15:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/the-process-algebra-model-a-new-way-of-constructing-reality"},"modified":"2022-12-08T09:22:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T15:22:25","slug":"the-process-algebra-model-a-new-way-of-constructing-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/the-process-algebra-model-a-new-way-of-constructing-reality","title":{"rendered":"The process algebra model: A new way of constructing reality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"aligncenter blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/the-process-algebra-model-a-new-way-of-constructing-reality.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"\">The concept of \u2018anti-realism\u2019 is widely seen as a fact of life for many physicists studying the mysterious effects of quantum mechanics. However, it also seems to contradict the assumptions of many other fields of research. In his research, Dr William Sulis at McMaster University in Canada explores the issue from a new perspective, by using a novel mathematical toolset named the \u2018process algebra model\u2019. In suggesting that reality itself is generated by interacting processes more fundamental than quantum particles, his theories could improve researchers\u2019 understanding of fundamental processes in a wide variety of fields.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The concept of \u2018locality\u2019 states that objects and processes can only be influenced by other objects and processes in their immediate surroundings. It is a fundamental aspect of many fields of research and underpins all of the most complex systems we observe in nature, including living organisms. \u201cBiologists and psychologists have known for centuries that the physical world is dominated by processes which are characterized by factors including transformation, interdependence, and information\u201d, Dr Sulis explains. \u201cOrganisms are born, develop, continually exchange physical components and information with their environment, and eventually die.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beyond biology, the principle of locality also extends to Einstein\u2019s theory of special relativity. Since the speed of light sets a fundamental speed limit on all processes in the universe, the theory states that no process can occur if it has not been triggered by another event in its past, at a close enough distance for light to travel between them within the time separating them. In general, these theories are unified by a concept which physicists call \u2018realism\u2019. Yet despite this seemingly intuitive rule, physicists have increasingly come to accept the idea that it doesn\u2019t present a full description of how all processes unfold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The concept of \u2018anti-realism\u2019 is widely seen as a fact of life for many physicists studying the mysterious effects of quantum mechanics. However, it also seems to contradict the assumptions of many other fields of research. In his research, Dr William Sulis at McMaster University in Canada explores the issue from a new perspective, by [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,2229,48,1617],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-152159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biological","category-mathematics","category-particle-physics","category-quantum-physics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152159"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152159\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}