The Self-Simulation Hypothesis Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics.

The paper proposes a self-simulation hypothesis, a modification of the simulation hypothesis, in which the physical universe is a mental self-simulation structured as a strange loop. This model is presented as one of a class of possible code-theoretic quantum gravity models that obey the principle of efficient language axiom. The hypothesis leads to ontological interpretations of quantum mechanics and implies an informational arrow of time.

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Abstract

We modify the simulation hypothesis to a self-simulation hypothesis, where the physical universe, as a strange loop, is a mental self-simulation that might exist as one of a broad class of possible code theoretic quantum gravity models of reality obeying the principle of efficient language axiom. This leads to ontological interpretations about quantum mechanics. We also discuss some implications of the self-simulation hypothesis such as an informational arrow of time.