Mathematical enquiry?

Nesti (Mark) · #1 02-05-2010, 09:58 PM

Has anyone heard of something called a 'Freedom Matrix', or something similar sounding?...'Free Will Matrix' perhaps?

It pertains to Mathematical Logic.

taxman (Matt) · #2 02-05-2010, 10:05 PM

I have not heard of that exact model, but it sounds as though it may be a markov variant.

Why do you ask?

Nesti (Mark) · #3 02-05-2010, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by taxman

I have not heard of that exact model, but it sounds as though it may be a markov variant.

Why do you ask?

Something I wrote on the other thread (Mathematics and Free Will) got me thinking about a conversation I had with my tutor. When he was teaching, one of his subjects was Mathematical Logic, and eventually he ended up talking about some Matrix which I cannot remember exactly. The subject came up when I asked about deterministic properties and free will; he said that this line of enquiry often ends up here, at some Matrix.

I was hoping I had the term correct and that someone might know of it, or, offer the correct term so I can research it.

sjastro · #4 02-05-2010, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Nesti

Has anyone heard of something called a 'Freedom Matrix', or something similar sounding?...'Free Will Matrix' perhaps?

It pertains to Mathematical Logic.

Sounds like an application of Game Theory.

The only matrices I am aware of in Mathematical Logic are the Truth Tables for any given logical connective.

Regards

Steven

mjc (Mark) · #5 03-05-2010, 06:22 AM

Maybe its representing degrees of freedom (variables that can change) in a matrix.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degrees...8statistics%29

Mark

taxman (Matt) · #6 03-05-2010, 08:35 AM

meh - I am probably just thinking of using a markov/monte carlo process to calculate the probability of an outcome. Your issue sounds more philosophical...

Like the ol' problem of a spider hunting a fly through a set number of rooms with the spider having a 70% probability of changing rooms when the fly is in another room and the fly having a 60% of changing rooms.

It translates quite well to decision-making.

Ah first-year probability, what a shock. Thought I could sleep through it & it turned out to be the hardest course

Screwdriverone (Chris) · #7 03-05-2010, 11:05 AM

DONT DO THAT MATT,

My brain hurts now!

Aaargh

Chris