Implications of Tarski's undefinability theorem on the Theory of Everything
Abstract The Theory of Everything seeks to unify all fundamental forces of nature, including quantum gravity, into a single theoretical framework. This theory would be defined internally using a set of axioms, and this paper proposes a set of axioms for any such theory. Furthermore, for such a theory, all scientific truth would be defined internally as consequences derivable from the rules of such a theory. This paper then examines the implications of Tarski's undefinability theorem on scientific truths derived from such axioms. We demonstrate that Tarski's theorem imposes limitations on any such formal system . However, we also argue that the Lucas-Penrose argument suggests that non-algorithmic understanding can transcend these formal limitations.
Authors
- Mir Faizal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3292-9426)
- Arshid Shabir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7545-4128)
- Aatif Kaisar Khan
Institutions
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Durham University (GB)
- Canadian Quantum Research Center (CA)
- University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus (CA)
- Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
- Okanagan University College (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Europhysics Letters (EPL)
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/ad80c2
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.53