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claim:every-living-center-in-the-matter-of-the-universe-even-the-smallest-center-which-is-induced-in-space-starts-this-kind-of-tunneling-towards-the-i-stuffEvery living center in the matter of the universe—even the smallest center which is induced in space—starts this kind of tunneling towards the I-stuff.
Generalization that all living centers initiate a connection to the I.
Neighborhood — ranked by edge-count
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- The Blazing OnecitesChapter 6 of Volume 4, The Luminous Ground, by Christopher Alexander. The chapter introduces the I-hypothesis, the plenum of I, and the Blazing One as the ultimate source of life in architecture.
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- Definition of a center as an aperture for the I-light.
Related by similarity (8)
cosine ≥ 0.65 · no typed edgeEntities in the same semantic neighborhood but without a typed relation to this one — candidates for new edges or unrecognized duplicates.
- Extension of quantum tunneling idea to the connection between matter and the I-plenum.
- At each step, doing the simplest thing that can be done to intensify existing centers will produce living structure.hypothesis0.789Operational hypothesis equating simplicity of step with emergence of life.
- A key proposition for the new cosmology: space-matter has the inherent capacity for life and self-connection when centers intensify.
- Speculative explanatory framework linking the I to the healing effect.
- Proposition 4 of the Mid-Book Appendix; the normative and practical conclusion tying individual search for the true self to the creation of a living world.
- Synthesis of geometry and life.
- Proposition 3 of the Mid-Book Appendix; the claim linking the mathematical process of unfolding to the emergence of I-likeness in natural and built structures.
- Describes the subtlety of room centers.