在一篇新论文中，一位物理学家认为整个宇宙可能是一个单一的神经网络——一种竞争性的“万物理论”可以将量子力学和经典力学结合起来（ the whole universe could be a single neural network—a competing “theory of everything” that could unite quantum and classical mechanics）。神经网络就是所谓的数据结构，它是用来在计算机硬件中组织思想的形状或格式。

明尼苏达大学杜卢斯大学物理教授维塔利·凡楚林去年在arXiv预印本服务器上发表了他的论文《世界作为神经网络》（“The World as a Neural Network”）：

   “We discuss a possibility that the entire universe on its most fundamental level is a neural network. We identify two different types of dynamical degrees of freedom: “trainable” variables and “hidden” variables. We consider the trainable variables to argue that near equilibrium their dynamics [are] well approximated by Madelung equations and further away from the equilibrium by Hamilton-Jacobi equations. This shows that the trainable variables can indeed exhibit classical and quantum behaviors.”

The Universe Might Be One Big Neural Network, Study Finds

The Universe Might Be One Big Neural Network, Study Finds

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