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A Combinatorial Bit Bang Leading to Quaternions

Michael Manthey

abstract: This paper describes in detail how (discrete) quaternions - ie. the abstract structure of 3-D space - emerge from, first, the Void, and thence from primitive combinatorial structures, using only the exclusion and co-occurrence of otherwise unspecified events. We show how this computational view supplements and provides an interpretation for the mathematical structures, and derive quark structure. The build-up is emergently hierarchical, compatible with both quantum mechanics and relativity, and can be extended upwards to the macroscopic. The mathematics is that of Clifford algebras emplaced in the homology-cohomology structure pioneered by Kron. Interestingly, the ideas presented here were originally developed by the author to resolve fundamental limitations of existing AI paradigms. As such, the approach can be used for learning, planning, vision, NLP, pattern recognition; and as well, for modelling, simulation, and implementation of complex systems, eg. biological.

oai_identifier:
oai:arXiv.org:quant-ph/9809033
categories:
quant-ph
comments:
23 pages, 4 figures
arxiv_id:
quant-ph/9809033
journal_ref:
Acta Polytechnica Scandinavica, No. 91 (1998). Farre, G.L. and Oksala, T. (eds.): Emergence, Complexity, Hierarchy, Organization - Selected and edited papers from the ECHO III conference. Finnish Academy of Technology. ISBN 952-5148-59-9, ISSN 1238-9803
created:
1998-09-11

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