How You Can Help

Here are a few immediate directions that will help the project.

We'll be adding an extended list, with more specifics, in due course...

Work out the connections between our models and existing theoretical frameworks
- Conformal field theory, string theory, twistor theory, loop quantum gravity, etc. are particularly relevant
Work out details of potential observable predictions of our models
- There is potential in cosmology, astrophysics, quantum information and particle physics

Better characterize the mathematical structures generated by our models
- Of particular importance are the various limiting structures, such as the limiting spatial hypergraph, branchial graphs and the multiway causal graph
Work out connections with modern developments in mathematics
- Higher-order category theory, topos theory and geometric group theory are examples of relevant areas

Work out connections with ideas in theoretical computer science
- Potential examples include theory of term rewriting, geometric complexity theory, quantum models of computations
Develop higher-level representations for computations in our models
- Find programming and concurrency primitives that help in understanding and using our models

Explore our models and simpler analogs using the methods of A New Kind of Science
- Systematically explore categories of our models, and things like multiway analogs of simple programs

Run larger-scale simulations of our models
- Set up the tools and infrastructure to extend our simulations to billions or trillions of elements
Contribute to our simulation codebase
- Either our core simulation code repo or function repository, e.g. adding support for parallelism, GPUs, etc.
Create higher-level visualizations of our models
- Find ways to visualize sequences of hypergraphs, large-scale multiway and causal graphs, etc.
Create virtual reality and other environments for interacting with our models
- Use game engines etc. to let one directly manipulate and experience hypergraph evolution, multiway systems, etc.

Help us explain the models and the underlying physics
- Write computational expositions, become an "ambassador" for our project, etc.
Help get students etc. involved
- Teach a course, supervise students working on projects, etc.
Host events to help develop a robust community
- From local get-togethers to large-scale international conferences

Contribute computing resources
- Contribute large-scale cloud resources or contribute individual volunteer computing resources
Help sponsor research
- Contribute to our fellowship program or other initiatives