A Project to Find the Fundamental Theory of Physics

Contents
Preface
THE ANNOUNCEMENT
Finally We May Have a Path to the Fundamental Theory of Physics...  and It’s Beautiful
TECHNICAL INTRODUCTION
1 | Introduction
2 | Basic Form of Models
3 | Typical Behaviors
4 | Limiting Behavior and Emergent Geometry
5 | The Updating Process for String Substitution Systems
6 | The Updating Process in Our Models
7 | Equivalence and Computation in Our Models
8 | Potential Relation to Physics
9 | Notes & Further References
HISTORY
How We Got Here: The Backstory of the Wolfram Physics Project
BACKGROUND
A New Kind of Science: A 15-Year View (2017)
What Is Spacetime, Really? (2015)
THE FOUNDATIONS
The Problems of Physics
The Notion of Reversibility
Irreversibility and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
Conserved Quantities and Continuum Phenomena
Ultimate Models for the Universe
The Nature of Space
Space as a Network
The Relationship of Space and Time
Time and Causal Networks
The Sequencing of Events in the Universe
Uniqueness and Branching in Time
Evolution of Networks
Space, Time and Relativity
Elementary Particles
The Phenomenon of Gravity
Quantum Phenomena
Historical & Technical Notes
Index