On another list, I see:
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In his recent paper, "There Are No Limits To The Open Society"
http://www.eeng.dcu.ie/~tkpw/tcr/volume-03/number-02/node1.html
Tipler suggests that oscillative nudging by self aware observers will be
able to take advantage of chaos theory to produce an Omega Point.
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It's not that recent (1998), which was before the apparent acceleration of
the cosmos was discovered. But it's a neat summary for newcomers. And see
the technical appendix on why there *must* be an Omega Point (unitarity
violation otherwise):
http://www.eeng.dcu.ie/~tkpw/tcr/volume-03/number-02/node2.html
Damien Broderick
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