I'd like to ask the experts about the following:
Sometime ago, I read about the One-electron universe postulate by Wheeler, and I found the concept fascinating. I wonder if it is a line of work that is still being pursued, and whether an even bolder postulate can be made; namely, that all that we observe (ourselves included) comes from the interference of a single particle in an expanding cavity (our universe).
The way I understand it is this: I imagine a tiny “bowl”, a black body, where a burst of energy enters all at once. If there’s no external influence to maintain equilibrium, the container might crack or expand. In a cosmological context, this expansion could create space (and possibly time) inside it. The energy would then reflect within the expanding boundaries, causing interference patterns that evolve as the container grows.
These interference patterns could represent fields and particles, and as the system grows and interactions become more complex, denser structures could emerge, ultimately forming observable reality—background radiation, galaxies, and … life itself.
I find the repercussions of such an idea intriguing. Besides physics, one can think that it can potentially bridge science and spirituality. But, maybe the math and physics disagree, and this is what I'm looking forward to your thoughts about.
Some refs that I found from respective article on Wikipedia:
Feynman, Richard (1949). "The Theory of Positrons" ([PDF). Physical Review. 76 (6): 749–759.
Nambu, Yoichiro (1950). "The Use of the Proper Time in Quantum Electrodynamics I". Progress of Theoretical Physics. 5 (1): 82–94.
[I apologize in advance if this is not the typical technical question on Physics, and I hope it is still within topic. It is an honest question.]
