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arXiv:0712.0715

An iterated search for influence from the future on the Large Hadron Collider

Stewart, Iain

Published Dec 5, 2007• 1 citation
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Abstract

We analyse an iterated version of Nielsen and Ninomiya (N&N)'s proposed card game experiment to search for a specific type of backward causation on the running of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. We distinguish "endogenous" and "exogenous" potential causes of failure of LHC and we discover a curious "cross-talk" between their respective probabilities and occurrence timescales when N&N-style backward causation is in effect. Finally, we note a kind of "statistical cosmic censorship" preventing the influence from the future from showing up in a statistical analysis of the iterated runs.

DOI
10.48550/arxiv.0712.0715

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