Cybernetic Machine Specialist Group
NEWSHEET Series 2 no.1
Welcome to the British Computer Society Cybernetic Machine Specialist Group:
remit -
the physical foundations of computation;
a principal past focus -
'Do the harmonic principles of quantum holographic signal processing such as apply in Synthetic Aperture Radars and Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Microscopy (as set out by Schempp) govern the workings of the human brain and senses?' And could they explain 'What is Consciousness?'(see Marcer and Mitchell in Advances in Consciousness Research 'The Physical Nature of Consciousness' Loocke ed., Benjamin B.V.2001.)
Premise and Mission Statement -
'In science, Nature sets the rules, but it must never be forgotten, that it is only because life has exploited these rules successfully for billions of years to our evolutionary advantage, that human brains are able to understand them. The mission, at the foundations of Computing/Information Processing if one accepts this premise, is therefore to identify what these rules are and how they were exploited to achieve this end of “how human intelligence evolved” '.
A Brief Recent History of the Group from the Chairman.
In 1985, Deutsch's universal theory of quantum computation as governed by the laws of quantum physics and thermodynamics (which, he showed, includes Turing's 1936 theory of universal digital computation) established a new science of what is canonically computationally possible. (Canonical because Physics at its most fundamental level is entirely concerned with fermions, Pauli exclusion and their interactions; gauge bosons and phonons being generated by such interactions.)
Since 1986, this new science has been the substance of the Cybernetic Machine Group's successful annual programmes culminating in the 2005 discovery by Diaz and Rowlands of a computational rewrite language methodology with a universal grammar arXiv:cs.OH/0209026.
The leading question is therefore “Does this universal grammar (set out in detail in the late-2007 World Scientific book 'Zero to Infinity' by Rowlands establishing a nilpotent universal computational semantic rewrite foundation for quantum physics {in excellent agreement with Standard Model elementary particle experiment }) define Nature's Rules in relation to the Group's Premise?” And the key to answering this question very positively, as Hill and Rowlands have done in 'Nature's Code' Chapter 19 of 'Zero to Infinity' and in their award winning paper at the 6th 2007 BCSCMsG International Symposium in Liege, shows that the DNA/RNA genetic code is a extension of this universal semantic canonical computational foundation realized in the form of its known 3D molecular biological structures.
It then follows that the previously researched canonical quantum holographic signal processing architecture proposed for the human brain and senses including semantic natural language rewrite capabilities for hearing, speech and thought (set out in more detail in Chapter 20 'Nature's Rules' and more briefly in 'How Intelligence Evolved?' below) will indeed be described as a yet further extension (at a yet higher level of 3D molecular biological complexity) of this semantic rewrite foundation. It can thus be postulated that the human brain's architecture, so different from that of the digital computer we know, is due to its semantic, inherently fundamental physical quantum mechanical computational foundation, and that universal quantum computation (as appropriately defined by Diaz and Rowlands) is in fact a semantic theory.
Further evidence, set out in the book supported by last year's programme (i.e. papers presented at the 6th 2007 BCSCMsG International Symposium in Liege; in particular 'How Intelligence Evolved?' at the 1st Quantum Interaction meeting held at the 2007 AAAI Spring Symposia at Stanford USA & 'AI and Nature's Fundamental Process' at the 2nd in 2008 at the Oxford University Computing Laboratory; and at the 2008 invited meeting of the Phi Consortium in Hawaii) shows that this universal semantic rewrite methodology also provides an alternative computational rewrite foundation for :- mathematics, in the form of Alling's non-standard analysis over the surreal number fields ; and for Trell's Lie methodology predicting the relative rest masses for the elementary particles.
These and further questions with respect to this discovery of universal rewrite foundations are therefore to be the principal focus of the Group's programme over the coming year, currently at the early planning stage to be announced on homepages http://www.bcs.org.uk/cybergroup.htm, in Newsheets and in further coming communications.
Current benefits of the Cybernetic Machine Specialist Group include:
The well referenced World Scientific book “Zero to Infinity” by Rowlands for computer scientists, mathematicians and quantum physicists, who want to appreciate some of the now highly technical work of the Group since 1986; and a coming book on 'Nature's Code' by Hill and Rowlands;
The coming 7th BCSCMsG International Symposium at Liege in August 2009 - join us as a delegate or submit a paper;
Or simply keep up with the Group's activities and work ( for example an explanation of the harmonic principles of quantum holographic signal processing showing an actual quantum hologram) past and future in summary on our BCS homepages (as above) regularly revised 2/3 times a year including reports from the chair, and via a new series2 of Newsheets.
BCS Specialist Group meetings and events can provide excellent professional networking opportunities, and keep you up-to-date with the latest developments within the computer profession, discussion of topical issues and useful contacts. As a BCS member you will also receive regular information on all BCS activities. So why not join the BCS now if you are not already a member?
Membership of a Specialist Group can help improve the diversity of your CV by getting involved with the committee. You could help create the programme of events, arrange meetings or give a presentation, manage the website or even take on the important role of Chair, Treasurer or Secretary. Please contact the committee (details below) if you would be interested in volunteering your time. In particular the Group is looking for a committed membership secretary located in London, to help with the planning of our coming programme there, and sponsorship to aid future programmes.
We would be delighted to have you on board and to look forward to meeting you at one of our events in the near future. In the mean time if you would like to contact the committee please email me at cybergroup@bcs.org.uk
Kind regards., Peter Marcer, as current membership secretary and Group chair
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