Living in a MATRIX hologram – scientists say EVERYTHING we see could be an illusion | Daily Star


EVERYTHING in the universe could be a "complex hologram" meaning all that we see in 3D is actually an illusion.

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MATRIX: Everything we see in the universe may be an illusion, a theory has claimed

Scientists said they have found "substantial evidence" we are living in a Matrix-like cosmos.

The shocking theory is set to transform the way we look at the universe and could help us understand how it was formed.

By investigating the moment the universe was created in the Big Bang, scientists say they may have cracked one of the biggest mysteries ever.

And this new theory is just as plausible as any other explanation for the way we perceive the world, researchers at the University of Southampton and experts from Canada and Italy have claimed.

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“I do think we live in a hologram”

Professor Kostas Skenderis

Professor Kostas Skenderis says he now believes we live in a hologram universe.

The mathematical scientist said the theory could be compared to watching a 3D film.

He explained we see 3D pictures as having height, width and depth when we are only looking at a flat 2D screen.

The only difference is that we can touch objects and we view the "projection" as "real" and substantial, he said.

Science boffins tested this astonishing new theory by looking at irregularities in the white noise left over from the Big Bang.

After some astronomical calculations their equation results showed that if the universe was a hologram the irregularities would make sense.

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ILLUSION: Scientists have said the new theory may explain our entire universe


Scientists have been working for decades to combine Einstein's theory of gravity and quantum theory, the professor explains.

He adds that very little success has been made to explain how these two theories come together.

Professor Skenderis told Mail Online: "Some believe the concept of a holographic universe has the potential to reconcile the two. I hope our research takes us another step towards this."

The Holographic principle theory originated from the 1990s and suggests that gravity comes from thin vibrating strings which take place in a simpler flatter cosmos.

All the theory claims that this two dimensional surface has all the information needed to create the illusion of a three-dimensional object.

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THEORY: The hologram universe theory may plug some holes in big theories on the universe

And the theory also suggests that objects that get eaten by a black hole would be transformed back into this two-dimensional surface.

Then it would be contained like a piece of computer memory contained in a computer chip.

Professor Skenderis added: "Holography is a huge leap forward in the way we think about the structure and creation of the universe."

Researchers from the University of Southampton, University of Waterloo, Perimeter Institute, INFN, Lecce and the University of Salento, have published their findings in the journal Physical Review Letters.