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15 years ago on slashdot I read an article about this, basically as you say, it is entropy driven and tangled is a more natural state. I'll try and find it. I
by version_five 5y ago
15 years ago on slashdot I read an article about this, basically as you say, it is entropy driven and tangled is a more natural state. I'll try and find it.
I cant find it - there is a 2007 Science article but it's not what remember. Anyway, this link has a short summary and a couple other good links:
http://uncommon-priors.com/?p=3437 http://uncommon-priors.com/?p=3437
- dukeofdoom 5y agoThanks, really good read. Makes sense.
- SilasX 5y agoYes, I remember it from then too! Oddly I also recall that part of the result was that 3 dimensions is a kind of sweet spot for cords to be prone to tangling — in 2 dimensions they can’t and in 4+ the state space too large for it to happen without really trying at it. But I don’t see that part of it in the link.