space

=Space=

toc Read here about issues of space and scale

=Overview=

Space is one of the most significant concepts in the study of scale.

Debates concerning the nature, essence and the mode of existence of space date back to antiquity and are too complex to present here.

=Mathematicized Space=

Space relates to mathematics via the 4Gs. See embodied mathematics.

=The Biological Experience Of Space=

The body interprets reality by interpreting the impact of reality on its spatial layout: tonotopy for sound, retinotopy for vision, numerotopy for number.

=The Quantum Nature of Space=

Space at the nanoscale is quantized, and distances can no longer assume any rational value. In tandem, it becomes impossible to determine both location and speed, a law known as the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle.