Re: Indefinite Information Processing

From: cryofan@mylinuxisp.com
Date: Mon Mar 10 2003 - 16:38:49 MST

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    scerir <scerir@libero.it> said:

    > Indefinite Information Processing in Ever-expanding Universes
    > http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0302076
    > Authors: John D. Barrow, Sigbjorn Hervik
    > Comments: 6 pages
    > We show that generic anisotropic universes arbitrarily close to the open
    > Friedmann universe allow information processing to continue into the
    > infinite future if there is no cosmological constant or stable
    > gravitationally repulsive stress, and the spatial topology is non-compact.
    > An infinite amount of information can be processed by ``civilisations'' who
    > harness the temperature gradients created by gravitational tidal energy.
    > These gradients are driven by the gravitational waves that sustain the
    > expansion shear and three-curvature anisotropy.
    >
    >

    Wow. Very interesting, indeed. Thanks for posting this.....



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