The sphynx's new riddle : how to relate the canonical formula of myth to quantum interaction


Autoria(s): Darányi, Sándor; Wittek, Peter; Kitto, Kirsty
Data(s)

2014

Resumo

We introduce Claude Lévi Strauss' canonical formula (CF), an attempt to rigorously formalise the general narrative structure of myth. This formula utilises the Klein group as its basis, but a recent work draws attention to its natural quaternion form, which opens up the possibility that it may require a quantum inspired interpretation. We present the CF in a form that can be understood by a non-anthropological audience, using the formalisation of a key myth (that of Adonis) to draw attention to its mathematical structure. The future potential formalisation of mythological structure within a quantum inspired framework is proposed and discussed, with a probabilistic interpretation further generalising the formula

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/72107/

Publicador

Springer

Relação

DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-54943-4_5

Darányi, Sándor, Wittek, Peter, & Kitto, Kirsty (2014) The sphynx's new riddle : how to relate the canonical formula of myth to quantum interaction. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pp. 47-58.

Direitos

© 2014 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

Fonte

School of Information Systems; Science & Engineering Faculty

Palavras-Chave #Claude L´evi Strauss #Canonical formula #Structure of myth #Klein group #Quaternion form
Tipo

Journal Article