Sunday, February 3, 2008

Math Complex Enough To Be Patentable

In the 19 October 2007 issue of Science magazine, U. Vermont mathematics
professor published an article: "Mathematics and Complex Systems", with this
abstract:

    Contemporary researchers strive to understand complex physical
    phenomena that involve many constituents, may be influenced by
    numerous forces, and many exhibit unexpected or emergent
    behavior.  Often such "complex systems" are macroscopic
    manifestations of other systems that exhibit their own
    complex behavior and obey more elemental laws.

The phenomena he is referring to all belong to technical, and therefore
patentable fields, such as electronics, chemistry, biology, etc.  But
he goes on:

    This article proposes that areas of mathematics, even ones based
    on simple axiomatic foundations, have discernible layers,
    entirely unexpected "macroscopic" outcomes ...

therefore, unpredictable, and thus pure math is KSR patentable,
even if KSR is semantic nonsense.

    ... and both mathematical and physical ramifications profoundly
    beyond their historical beginnings.  In a larger sense, the
    study of mathematics itself, which is increasingly surpassing
    the capacity of researchers to verify "by hand", may be the
    ultimate complex system.

Yes, and more - the ultimate complex PATENTABLE system.  From his
conclusion,
talking about mathematical systems in general:

    Evidently, complex systems may evolve from [mathematical] structures
    according to very elementary rules or transition laws; the
    seemingly "deterministic" nature of such foundations may belie their
    ultimate intricacy and unpredictability ...

Note: and unpredictable systems are KSR-patentable, even if KSR is
semantic nonsense.

    ... A combination of technical depth and breadth of relevance
    should be essential facets of any complex system.  Moreover,
    each should have "layers" of depth that are reasonably discernible
    to experts, even if there may be some disagreement about the
    precise nature of this term or where the "bonudaries" of the
    layers lie.  There should be some cross-fertilization of ideas,
    outcomes, and motivations spanning the layers (even if
    practitioners work primarily in only one layer).

That is, mathematics is a technical field as well, mathematical results
being technical results.

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