Quantum Theory Is Not the Ultimate Theory

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Theory of information is not as general as it should be due to details of quantum theory. Quantum theory is a dynamical law and only specifically applicable to quantum systems. But you would like a theory of information or quantum information to be more generally applicable in a way that concepts like entanglement, copy, operations, cloning, various other things like that can be explained irrespective of the particular model for your system. This one thing therefore. Another thing is to formulate new laws about entities that have been so far very useful in terms of understanding the physical world.

I interview Oxford physicist Chiara Marletto, who has been working on constructor theory for several years. She's published papers on its applications to various fields, including those of information, thermodynamics, life, and probability. We discuss the origins and motivations of constructor theory, problems the theory may solve, current research programs, the universal constructor, response to potential criticisms, why constructor theory can explain more of Reality than the prevailing conception, and more.

Constructor Theory Homepage - www.constructortheory.org

Constructor Theory of Thermodynamics - http://constructortheory.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Thd-ArXiv-2.pdf

Constructor Theory of Probability - http://constructortheory.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/20150883.full_.pdf

Constructor Theory of Life - http://constructortheory.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ct-life.pdf

Constructor Theory of Information - http://constructortheory.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ct-info.pdf

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