The Nature of Time and Computation

Time is a fundamental aspect of human experience, but its intrinsic nature remains elusive. Traditional scientific representations often treat time merely as a coordinate that increases uniformly, similar to space. A computational perspective proposes that time can be understood as the unfolding of successive states in the universe, generated by the application of computational rules. This intrinsic link between time and computation challenges the conventional idea of time, suggesting that its essence lies in the progression of computations rather than a simple linear trajectory.