Toward an information mechanics

Abstract

Presents a chain of reasoning that makes an information mechanics a plausible goal. A radically new model of distributed computation that exceeds Turing's sequential model refutes the perception that quantum mechanics cannot be captured computationally. Our new model, called the 'phase web paradigm', is itself captured naturally by a physically relevant mathematics, that of a Clifford algebra. The basic features of the computational model are shown to have natural counterparts in current physical theory, and we close with a discussion of the implications of the framework presented for the fabrication of nano-scale hardware.<>