Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Recurso digital |
| Language: | |
| Published: |
Zenodo
2025
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15676829 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1866902301020520448 |
|---|---|
| author | Riedel, Bjørn Leon Søren |
| author_facet | Riedel, Bjørn Leon Søren |
| contents | <p>In epsilon-delta definition limits, Hofstadter’s Strange-Loops, and the Blackbox paradox within the Universal Concept of Finite Repetance (UCFR), this work explores the epistemological boundaries of finite systems. It examines how "smallest units", whether elementary particles, biological structures, or abstract hierarchies, manifest as self-referential strange loops (a la Hofstadter) or irreducible black boxes when viewed from a discrete, non-continuous framework. Rejecting classical infinitesimals, the UCFR replaces continuity-based mathematics with finite, iterative structures, arguing that epsilon-delta logic presupposes an abstracted rather than fundamental reality. Through examples like recursive mirror reflections and Planck-scale limitations, the work demonstrates that reality’s discrete layers inevitably culminate in either unanalyzable primitives (black boxes) or paradoxical self-referentiality (strange loops).</p> <p>Crucially, this dichotomy is unavoidable: accepting finite epistemological limits results in black boxes, irreducible units beyond analysis. Refusing these limits leads to strange loops, self-referential entities with no deeper foundation. UCFR reconciles these opposites, prioritizing the structural truth of repetition over the abstraction of infinite regress. By bridging Hofstadter’s recursion and modern physics, UCFR establishes a finite alternative to traditional continuous models, reshaping how knowledge, mathematics, and physical reality are understood.</p> |
| format | Recurso digital |
| id | zenodo_https___doi_org_10_5281_zenodo_15676829 |
| institution | Zenodo |
| language | |
| publishDate | 2025 |
| publisher | Zenodo |
| record_format | zenodo |
| spellingShingle | ϵ - δ Definition Limit, D. Hofstadter Strange-Loops and the Blackbox in the Universal Concept Of Finite Repetance Riedel, Bjørn Leon Søren Logic Mathematics Physics Epistemiology <p>In epsilon-delta definition limits, Hofstadter’s Strange-Loops, and the Blackbox paradox within the Universal Concept of Finite Repetance (UCFR), this work explores the epistemological boundaries of finite systems. It examines how "smallest units", whether elementary particles, biological structures, or abstract hierarchies, manifest as self-referential strange loops (a la Hofstadter) or irreducible black boxes when viewed from a discrete, non-continuous framework. Rejecting classical infinitesimals, the UCFR replaces continuity-based mathematics with finite, iterative structures, arguing that epsilon-delta logic presupposes an abstracted rather than fundamental reality. Through examples like recursive mirror reflections and Planck-scale limitations, the work demonstrates that reality’s discrete layers inevitably culminate in either unanalyzable primitives (black boxes) or paradoxical self-referentiality (strange loops).</p> <p>Crucially, this dichotomy is unavoidable: accepting finite epistemological limits results in black boxes, irreducible units beyond analysis. Refusing these limits leads to strange loops, self-referential entities with no deeper foundation. UCFR reconciles these opposites, prioritizing the structural truth of repetition over the abstraction of infinite regress. By bridging Hofstadter’s recursion and modern physics, UCFR establishes a finite alternative to traditional continuous models, reshaping how knowledge, mathematics, and physical reality are understood.</p> |
| title | ϵ - δ Definition Limit, D. Hofstadter Strange-Loops and the Blackbox in the Universal Concept Of Finite Repetance |
| topic | Logic Mathematics Physics Epistemiology |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15676829 |