Chapter 15: AdS/Smart Network Correspondence and Conclusion

The smart network theories are derived from statistical physics (statistical neural field theory and spin glass models) and information theory (the the anti-de Sitter/conformal field theory, AdS/CFT, correspondence). Whereas the smart network field theory (SNFT) is aimed at the next phases of the classical development of smart network systems, the smart network quantum field theory (SNQFT) is intended to facilitate the potential expansion into the quantum domain, in the implementation of quantum smart networks. This chapter develops the SNQFT from the AdS/CFT correspondence, and suggests the possibility of the correspondence supplanting probability as a central organizing principle for certain ways of understanding physical reality. The SNQFT is developed and motivated towards a variety of potential applications. It is suggested that everyday macroscale reality is the boundary to the quantum mechanical bulk. An emphasis is placed on models that integrate quantum mechanical field views and geometric views, including for the exploitation of quantum mechanical systems in macroscale reality. Finally, the work considers risks and limitations and concludes. The content in this chapter is more speculative and conjectural than that in previous chapters.