Is Feasibility in Physics Limited by Fantasy Alone?

TL;DR

This paper argues that fundamental physical limits are primarily due to human imagination, demonstrating that quantum indeterminacy can overcome the Turing incomputability barrier, effectively reprogramming the universe.

Contribution

It introduces the idea that physical limits are not absolute but can be surpassed through quantum indeterminacy, challenging traditional views on physical predictability.

Findings

Quantum indeterminacy can bypass Turing incomputability

Physical phenomena can be 'reprogrammed' through fine-tuning

Limits on predictability are linked to human imagination

Abstract

Although various limits on the predicability of physical phenomena as well as on physical knowables are commonly established and accepted, we challenge their ultimate validity. More precisely, we claim that fundamental limits arise only from our limited imagination and fantasy. To illustrate this thesis we give evidence that the well-known Turing incomputability barrier can be trespassed via quantum indeterminacy. From this algorithmic viewpoint, the "fine tuning" of physical phenomena amounts to a "(re)programming" of the universe.