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Quantum Simulation

Probability and consequences of living inside a computer simulation

arXiv

Authors: Alexandre Bibeau-Delisle, Gilles Brassard

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2020

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21305

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Preprint

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It is shown that under reasonable assumptions a Drake-style equation can be obtained for the probability that our universe is the result of a deliberate simulation. Evaluating loose bounds for certain terms in the equation shows that the probability is unlikely to be as high as previously reported in the literature, especially in a scenario where the simulations are recursive. Furthermore, we investigate the possibility of eavesdropping from the outside of such a simulation and introduce a general attack that can circumvent attempts at quantum cryptography inside the simulation, even if the quantum properties of the simulation are genuine.

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It is shown that under reasonable assumptions a Drake-style equation can be obtained for the probability that our universe is the result of a deliberate simulation.

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[1] DOI https://doi.org/arXiv:2008.09275 [2] arXiv https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.09275 [3] Publisher https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.09275

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