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Revision as of 01:40, 1 April 2021
The Theory of Geometric Unity is an attempt by Eric Weinstein to produce a unified field theory by recovering the different, seemingly incompatible geometries of fundamental physics from a general structure with minimal assumptions. This structure is a mapping from a manifold \(X^4\) to a manifold \(Y\) called the observerse, which replaces Einstein's spacetime. The observerse can be constructed in four different ways, generating a possible Geometric Unity theory. For the latest updates on the theory, visit geometricunity.org.
Motivations
Beauty
Dirac on beauty.
Source Code and the End of Physics
In his answer to the last Edge.org annual prompt "What is the Last Question?", Eric responded:
Does something unprecedented happen when we finally learn our own source code?
Twin Nuclei Problem of Cell and Atom
Geometric Unity is hoped to provide a way out of the Twin Nuclei Problem.
New April Fools' Day Tradition
History
Eric Weinstein first began developing the theory in the mid to late 1980s while he was a PhD student at Harvard University.
2013 First Presentation
Geometric Unity was first presented in three Simonyi Special Lectures delivered over the course of a week at the University of Oxford. The lectures were organized by Marcus du Sautoy, the Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science. The lectures provided a broad overview of the mathematical structures in the theory’s endogenous version, discussed where current effective theories are recovered in those structures, and showed general predictions based on those structures.
2016 Private Talk at FQXi
Three years after the first presentation at Oxford, Eric gave a private talk on Geometric Unity at FQXi.
2020 Video Release of First Presentation
"A Portal Special Presentation- Geometric Unity: A First Look" was uploaded on April 2nd, 2020 as a general introduction to Geometric Unity. The video is divided into three sections: a preface, the lecture proper, and a supplementary PowerPoint presentation. The preface provides context based on historical and contemporary events and introduces the concept of a theory of everything. The lecture shown is a recording of the first lecture given at the University of Oxford. The PowerPoint reviews the lecture’s major concepts in a more up-to-date notation.
2021 Manuscript and Presentation
In April, Eric will be presenting Geometric Unity on the Joe Rogan Experience and releasing a manuscript.
Eric Discussing Geometric Unity
Appearances where Eric discusses Geometric Unity are listed below.