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I have looked into applications of topology a lot and "everywhere" seems like a stretch, though perhaps you mean it in a particular sense that differs from mine
by j2kun 3y ago
I have looked into applications of topology a lot and "everywhere" seems like a stretch, though perhaps you mean it in a particular sense that differs from mine. Could you give some examples of what you think of as the most useful practical applications of topology?
- max_ 3y agoI believe it's used in cosmology to depict the "shape" of the universe
- epgui 3y agoIt is used everywhere. ML/AI would be a good example.
- j2kun 3y agoGive me a specific example. Maybe a link to some code, or a design doc, where topology comes into it. If you're thinking about "topological data analysis" and "persistent homology" or similar, I have been down that road already and consider it a dead end (nobody uses it). See: https://buttondown.email/j2kun/archive/whats-in-production/ https://buttondown.email/j2kun/archive/whats-in-production/