This book addresses Hilbert's sixth problem — the axiomatisation of physics — directly and systematically. It presents Quantum-Geometry Dynamics (QGD), a physical theory derived from a minimal axiom set in which space is discrete, matter is constituted by fundamental kinetic particles called preons(+), and all physical change is governed by two opposing forces: p-gravity, the attractive force between preons(+), and n-gravity, the repulsive force between the fundamental spatial constituents, preons(−), whose mutual repulsion dimensionalises discrete quantum-geometrical space. From these axioms, without additional assumptions, QGD derives the full range of physical phenomena described by quantum mechanics, special and general relativity, and the Standard Model — while making novel predictions that distinguish it empirically from all three. The foundational argument of the book is that existing physical theories — quantum mechanics, general relativity, and the Standard Model — are non-minimal frameworks. They introduce primitives that are not derivable from a minimal axiom set: the continuous wave function, continuous spacetime, probabilistic measurement, multiple fundamental particles, and numerous free parameters. Their persistent incompatibilities — above all the quantum gravity problem — are not deep facts about nature but structural consequences of their non-minimality. A theory derived from a genuinely minimal axiom set does not divide nature into a quantum sector and a gr
Their properties are analysed with the aid of simple models. A set of computer programs is described which apply the algorithms to more complicated examples. Another algorithm is proposed that selects the consistent set (formed using Schmidt projections) with the highest Shannon information. This is applied to a simple model and shown to produce physically sensible histories. The theory is capable of unconditional probabilistic prediction for closed quantum systems, and is strong enough to be falsifiable. Ideas on applying the theory to more complicated examples are discussed. Published as: Ph.D. Thesis, Cambridge (1996)
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