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BloodSuckingGerbile
03-03-04, 03:28 PM
The Mandelbrot(sp?) set, right?

So.. if it's infinitely complex, does it mean that it contains all the information in the universe?

Or not?

lethe
03-03-04, 04:05 PM
The Mandelbrot(sp?) set, right?

So.. if it's infinitely complex, does it mean that it contains all the information in the universe?

Or not?
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James R
03-03-04, 09:44 PM
When you say "infinitely complex", how are you measuring complexity?

IggDawg
03-04-04, 04:17 PM
it has infinite resolution for sure, but so do a lot of mathmatical functions.

the set of real numbers between 3 and 4 is infinite, but doesn't contain all the information in the universe.

oxymoron
03-05-04, 12:33 AM
I wonder if the maximum amount of information that the universe can hold has an upper bound?

Inner Fire
03-05-04, 12:44 AM
well, another question is whether the measurement of the universe is actually discrete. if it is indivisible beyond a certain level, and there happens to be a common divisor in the mass/energy of indivisible particle(s), maybe the universe is finite :p

is there any way to determine it?