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Why Our Universe is Comprehensible

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2016-12-07 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory History and Philosophy of Physics Quantum Physics

Abstract

Einstein wrote memorably that `The eternally incomprehensible thing about the world is its comprehensibility.' This paper argues that the universe must be comprehensible at some level for information gathering and utilizing subsystems such as human observers to evolve and function.

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@article{arxiv.1612.01952,
  title  = {Why Our Universe is Comprehensible},
  author = {James B. Hartle},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1612.01952},
  year   = {2016}
}

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16 pages 1 figure

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