Recursive Fitness

Abstract

The legendary scenario is chilling: A young man sails in the eastern Mediterranean or perhaps on the Aegean along with other members of an esoteric cult He is the only novice aboard; all the other voyagers are tried and true initiates. His brotherhood lives under arcane rules -- one may not eat beans, for instance -- and dedicates itself to discovering mathematical regularity in nature. The voyage affords time for reflection, and the young monk continues to work on a problem which has occupied him for several days. He scratches right triangles on a board and wonders: How can I show that the length of the hypotenuse can always be expressed as some relationship between two whole numbers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 04, 1998
Accession Number
ADA339268

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  • James L. Cook

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  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
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  • Human Systems
  • Space
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