What does it mean to compute in large-scale dynamical…
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What does it mean to compute in large-scale dynamical systems?
In computer science, computation is often understood as the symbolic execution of
algorithms with explicit inputs and outputs. However, when working with large,
distributed systems with continuous dynamics, this notion starts to feel
limited.
In practice, many such systems seem to “compute” by relaxing toward stable
configurations that constrain their future behavior, rather than by executing
instructions or solving optimal trajectories.
I’ve been working on a way of thinking about computation in which patterns are
not merely states or representations, but active structures that shape system
dynamics and the space of possible behaviors.
I’d be interested in how others here understand the boundary between computation,
control, and dynamical systems. At what point do coordination and stabilization
count as computation, and when do they stop doing so?
#technology
In computer science, computation is often understood as the symbolic execution of
algorithms with explicit inputs and outputs. However, when working with large,
distributed systems with continuous dynamics, this notion starts to feel
limited.
In practice, many such systems seem to “compute” by relaxing toward stable
configurations that constrain their future behavior, rather than by executing
instructions or solving optimal trajectories.
I’ve been working on a way of thinking about computation in which patterns are
not merely states or representations, but active structures that shape system
dynamics and the space of possible behaviors.
I’d be interested in how others here understand the boundary between computation,
control, and dynamical systems. At what point do coordination and stabilization
count as computation, and when do they stop doing so?
#technology
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