Some Notes on Nodal Space:

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Programme Notes:

Nodal Space generates sets of simple number series -by adding a number of dots (representing divisions of the line) on each side of a (variable) polygon.

This basic process can be represented in various ways: As (connected or unconnected) dot patterns, or as (connected or unconnected) dimensional coordinates -As closed (polygon) figures or as strings of numbers.

The connections can also be analyzed in terms of various subsets: (corners, sides, etc.) and different rules may be used to generate them.

The mathematical progressions are a function of the shape (number of sides) and the increase in divisions on each side.

The representations are perhaps arbitrary.

The menu options:

(when programme is running, right mouse click on the image area to make the control panel visible)

"Mode"
    (Set Function type)
       "Draw Figs"                                   -Draws the basic figure
        "Draw Dots"                                  -Draws the basic dot pattern
        "Count Corners"                            -Counts the point at each corner of the basic figure
        "Draw Corners"                             -Draws the corner connections
        "Draw MidPoints"                        -Draws the middle point on each side
        "join Corners and Midpoints"       -Draws corner and middle connections
        "Draw Lines 1"                              -Draws side connections (rules 1 and 2)
        "Draw Lines 2"                            -Draws side connections (rule 2)
        "Draw Lines 3"                            -Draws side connections (modified rule)
        "Draw Lines 4"                              -Draws side connections (rule 2 and corners)
        "2 Dimensions"                             -Draws figure with labeled 2-Dimensional nodes (radius, side)
        "3 Dimensions"       -Draws figure with labeled 3-Dimensional nodes (radius, side, position)
        "Dimensional Lines"                     -Draws 3-D nodes and all connections
        "1 Dimensional Mapping"             -Maps 3-D nodes onto 1-Dimensional Lines
        "Error 1"                                              -An erroneous connection process

"Values"
    (Set Dimensions for figures)
        "Size"                                -Number of sides of the basic figure
        "Cycles"                             -Number of repetitions of basic figure
        "Inc"                                  -Size of increment between repetitions
        "Add"                                       -Number of dots added on each side with each repetition

"Flow"
(clear image or reset process)

"Process/Image"

"Clear" -Removes Existing Image without resetting process
"RESET" -Removes Existing Image and resets process

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