# Computing with space: a tangle formalism for chora and difference

Buliga, Marius (2011) Computing with space: a tangle formalism for chora and difference. [Preprint]

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## Abstract

What is space computing,simulation, or understanding? Converging from several sources, this seems to be something more primitive than what is meant nowadays by computation, something that was along with us since antiquity (the word "choros", "chora", denotes "space" or "place" and is seemingly the most mysterious notion from Plato, described in Timaeus 48e - 53c) which has to do with cybernetics and with the understanding of the front end visual system. It may have some unexpected applications, also. Here, inspired by Bateson (see Supplementary Material), I explore from the mathematical side the point of view that there is no difference between the map and the territory, but instead the transformation of one into another can be understood by using a formalism of tangle diagrams.

Item Type: Preprint Neuroscience > BiophysicsComputer Science > Human Computer InteractionComputer Science > Machine VisionPhilosophy > Philosophy of Mind 7287 Buliga, Dr. Marius 02 May 2011 18:10 02 May 2011 18:10

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