vv: "eigenvalue" as "attractor"/: a footnote by heinz von foerster

[jporter]

> From: lorentzen-nicklaus at t-online.de (lorentzen-nicklaus)
> Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 15:17:31 +0100
> To: pynchon-l at waste.org
> Subject: vv: "eigenvalue" as "attractor"/: a footnote by heinz von foerster
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> (cf. hofstadter, douglas r.: "metamagical themas", in: scientific american
> january 1981, 22-32; january 1982, 16-28). of eigenvalues which cannot be
> intuitively predicted one then speaks of as 'strange attractors' etc."
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> please don't ask me for mathematical details! perhaps jody knows more about
> it. 
> anyway, me thought this could be interesting for some of you.
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> kfl
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Kai, you 'ol rattlesnake! This would probably be a good place to quote that
other Wittgensteinism, but being the softy that I am...

I suppose I will discuss "eigen" from the mathemagical POV, but not just
yet, I'm busy with my son, et. al., at the moment- with any luck before the
chapter ends.

This being chapter 8, however, I will note:

"Her Majesty's a pretty nice girl
  Some day...      "

jody