New paper: symmetry as a common origin of hierarchical emergence and abstraction

mjdramstead · x · 2026-11-14

Fernando Rosas' team has published "Symmetry as a common origin of hierarchical emergence and abstraction." The paper shows how symmetry generates hierarchical macroscales and shapes the structure of Bayesian beliefs, making inference of high-dimensional systems tractable—offering a unified mathematical account of where emergence and abstraction come from.

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