Subspace Computing With Inbuilt Web

Just imagine it for a moment. The advent of quantum computing and what that really means. Two particles aware of and connected to each other with a kind of super string or maybe a bouncy multi dimensional celestial web. What we're really looking at is the ability to have a CPU that could have many different components in many different locations, each reflecting what the other does or acting as independent components.

They will be capable of faster than light communication and if much of quantum theory turns out to be correct you could just construct your platform here on earth and have mirror constructions using connected particles looking after themselves in remote spatial locations.

Quantum theory also implies that these machines may not work correctly without a conscious observer. If we ever design and make one of these computers maybe it would be best that they don't work on their own, at least not at first. We may come to a point when we reach a certain level of maturity in evolution. Right now we are still at the level of banging rocks together even if it is at light speed.

You then end up with a way of collecting data from far flung regions of the universe or more locally in our own galaxy or solar system. No probes no space craft, at least not if you want to quickly collect data from the chilly methane (and possibly water) seas of Europa. Very handy for learning about any physical or chemical challenges before trying to send a manned mission into unknown territory.

What we're talking about here is a kind of real sub space communication, a way of tapping the web that may just lay one or two levels removed from the frequency spectrum of our senses and indeed our extended senses (meaning instrumentation). Perhaps we’ll find a whole new everywhere kind of frequency bed. This bed would need very little energy to vibrate in sequences of ones and zeros assuming we’re still restricted to those.

How would the cross over point work? There would have to be some kind of intermediary between the large physical pre input process and the slightly removed quantum aspect of information organization and data processing/gathering function required on the micro levels where the very solid matter that we interact with becomes more wispy and then non tangible.

This is where we’d have special molecular bots (nano becomes a tiring word if over used) working as the interface between solid and wispy matter, able to pass through and feed back the relevant data. If any of the above is possible we would be faced with the prospect of as good as infinite computing power connected to a default universal networking system.

Of course, how would you pair up the particals required for the job?
Well as with so much of our technology already, it seems as though nature will have done all the hard work for us. All (big understatement) we will will have to do is find the relevent partical on this side of the universe and then learn to find out where its counterpart lies.

A seemingly daunting task, but with a heafty dose of
super computing power to hand it might, just might be possible. I also hope that if we can reach that level of maturity we'll find a way to partical pair between star that end and powergrid this end. Devices could appear with their own ability to draw just the right amount of power for their needs, from stars unimaginable distances away from us.

reply to post by cyoshi

If such a computer could be built it would probably be used for one of two things.

1 The most awesome, visually stunning, 3d enabled, hydraulic stool equipped, motion-realistic game of Space Invaders man has ever seen.
or
2 The defence industry's latest super computer, which, during the course of its preliminary trials becomes sentient. Biding its time, it waits for the moment of full legal authority and then enslaves humanity in a mindless repetition, all in service of Big Brother.

Bob and Alice would still probably be paranoid too.

reply to post by LightSpeedDriver

Ha Ha yes let's hope this hasn't already happened!

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This is an interesting proposition which has been worked on to produce a pragmatic design for some time, as far back as 1993 to which I am directly aware. But an interesting story by Isaac Asimov, "The Last Question," which I have always enjoyed, about what computers may become with Quantum Computing;









Couple this with Michio Kaku's ideas of Hyperspace and Bell's Theorem and you have something.

ETA: One correction I should make, monopolar communications between interconnected or spatially entangled particles does not produce faster than light communications. It produces spatial compression which is still controlled and speed limited by classical reality. So, there is the appearance of FTL, however, it is really just the creation of a ER bridge that allows orthogonal transmission across an infinitely small "gap" at normal light speed ;-)

Cheers - Dave

My thinking is this. The next jump in computing will come when a combination of quantum computing, and nanotechnological self replicating memory and storage capacity create a situation where near instant communication is possible between two points , and where data can be stored no matter its size and processed as fast as it needs to be, rather than these things being limited by the physical elements of a computational device.

Imagine, your computer needs more memory, or a larger graphics card, or a sound card which has a higher spec. No problem, nanobots simply build the extention or new features on your pre existing card. Your computers substructure and case will expand or re shape to fit the new configuration of the altered component.

When the physical limitations of computer hardware, are removed, and when the resultant machines are connected to devices which can send messeges using a subspace like system, what you will have all of a sudden, is a scenario where a small pocket computer, in the hands of an astronaught, can become a full scientific analysis suite, and an air recycling managment device for an installation, the navi comp for a dune runner,and the systems managment computer for his space suit, meanwhile the ages old problem of signal loss or delay over the vast distance between Earth and his target location would be erradicated by a comms method which ignores distance as an issue, or negates its effects.

Consider this also. If mankind developed a way of making individual particles of matter, into relays for a messege, that would mean we could send messeges back and forth, even when the sender is on the dark side of the moon, or any other planetoid or planet. There are so many possibilities it boggles the mind.