We live in one Matrix; The Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory collects information to examine whether our Universe is after all a hologram, with the rationale that what we observe is a three-dimensional illusion in a two-dimensional world. Just like when we watch TV, we see the characters in 3 dimensions, but our screen is two dimensional.
For two years there is an ongoing study by the University of Bonn, which examines whether our universe is a computer simulation, and now another research institute is preparing to launch an almost similar experiment.
Researchers have theorized that all information in the universe can be divided into "pixels”Which are the size of a Planck unit (1.616 252 (81) × 10−35m). According to quantum theory (Heisenberg uncertainty principle) it is impossible to know the position and velocity of elementary particles at the same time. If the Universe consists of two-dimensional bits whose size determines specific information, then it would not be possible for the above principle to apply.
So, techgear.gr says, researchers are investigating whether there is a finite limit on the Universe's ability to store information based on the number of these pixels.
The experiment is done using the Holometer, a unique precision hologram interferometer, which can measure infinitesimal vibrations (very small wavelengths).
They place two such interferometers very close together and send from each 1KW laser beam that passes through a beam separator that cuts them into two separate, vertical beams. They then return to the divider and reunite, displaying fluctuations in brightness when they encounter such vibrations.
Researchers analyze these fluctuations to see if the beam splitter moves in a certain way, incited by the supposed fundamental motion of the two-dimensional "pixels" of the Universe.
As stated by Craig Hogan, head of Fermilab Center for Particle Astrophysics and originator of the theory, and Aaron Chou, head of Holometer
"We want to see if spacetime can be considered quantum system, such as mass. If we notice some noise (vibration) that is not attributable to other sources (eg radio waves from electronic devices) and we cannot cut it out, we may be facing something truly fundamental to nature. A noise inherent in space-time. If confirmed, then the perception we have had of the Universe for thousands of years will change once and for all."
Source: First Topic
