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class="ql-block">那些未破译的灼痕仍在生长</p><p class="ql-block">等待某个黎明</p><p class="ql-block">从文化基因链深处</p><p class="ql-block">迸出新的枝桠 指向</p><p class="ql-block">五千年后的星空</p><p class="ql-block">而地火依旧在汉字骨骼里奔涌</p><p class="ql-block">每道笔画都是通往永恒的栈道</p> <p class="ql-block"> 在生活里，我们每天都会接触文字，无论是在闲暇时翻开一本纸质书，沉浸于油墨香与文字交织的世界，还是在忙碌的工作中，于电子屏幕上快速敲击出工作汇报、日常消息，这些文字似乎早已成为我们生活中习以为常的存在。但你是否曾停下脚步，认真思考过，这些看似平凡普通的字符背后，实则隐藏着极为复杂且神奇的奥秘，它们深深扎根于符号学、信息哲学和时空本体论等多个领域的深层交叉地带。今天，就让我们一同从系统论的独特视角，开启这场探索文字那令人惊叹时空之旅的奇妙冒险。</p> <p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"> 我们日常所见的文字，有着多样的呈现形式。远古时期，它们被刻在坚硬的甲骨之上，历经岁月侵蚀，依然顽强地留存着历史的痕迹；后来，人们将文字书写在轻薄的纸张上，纸张承载着人类的思想、情感，在不同的时空里传递；到了现代，文字又以数字信号的形式显示在各种屏幕之中，在互联网的世界里迅速传播。但无论它们以何种形态出现，其物理载体都处于我们所生活的三维空间之中。</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block"> 然而，文字真正的奇妙之处在于，当它开始传播时，就如同一只无形的手，勾勒出了四维时空的轨迹。从最初的创作者，将脑海中的想法转化为文字符号，再到这些符号被传递给下一个人，从一个城市传递到另一个城市，从一个时代传递到另一个时代，这个过程就像是一条无形的线，将不同的时空点串联起来。实际上，我们常说的文字“二维性”，只是人类认知上的一种抽象概念。每一个字符，都仿佛是一个精巧的小容器，里面装满了故事，携带着历史维度的时间编码。</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block">以古老的甲骨文为例，古人在龟甲上刻字时，那刻痕的深浅，绝非只是简单的物理痕迹。在当时，刻痕或许就像是一种特殊的语言。刻得越深，也许代表着这条信息在他们心中的分量越重，可能是关乎部落兴衰的重要决策，或是对神灵的虔诚祈愿，又或许是对重大事件的郑重记录，其包含的意义也就越丰富，就如同现代加密信息一样，蕴含着古人的智慧与秘密。</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block"> 文字还有一种堪称神奇的能力，那就是通过符号坍缩来实现时空折叠。比如，当我们在洁白的纸张上写下“战争”两个字，这看似简简单单的二维符号，却如同一个神奇的收纳盒，压缩了历史上从古至今所有战争的四维时空信息。一场场战争中的硝烟弥漫、战马嘶鸣、士兵的奋勇厮杀、百姓的流离失所，以及战争背后的政治博弈、经济冲突、文化碰撞等，都被浓缩在这两个字之中。与三维实体，比如一座矗立在广场上纪念战争的纪念碑相比，纪念碑虽然直观地展现了战争的某一个瞬间或某一种精神，但文字的这种压缩效率要高得多，它能以简洁的形式涵盖更为广泛和深远的历史信息。</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block"> 不过，文字要想被读懂，就如同打开一个加密的宝藏，需要解码系统的支持。甲骨文现在很多我们读不懂，就是因为承载它的商周语境这个时空解码器已经失落了。商周时期独特的社会结构、宗教信仰、风俗习惯等，共同构成了甲骨文的解读语境，就像一把独特的钥匙，能够打开通往这些古老文字所蕴含信息的大门。但随着时间的长河奔腾不息，这把“钥匙”渐渐消失在历史的尘埃之中，我们就像面对一座宝库，却找不到开启它的方法，难以读懂那些刻在甲骨上的神秘符号所传达的信息。</p><p class="ql-block"> </p> <p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"> 我们不妨把文字想象成一个个神奇的时间胶囊，按照量子时间切片理论，如果我们把时间无限细分，离散化为10^-9秒这样极小的单位，那么每个“时间胶囊”理论上都需要包含这个时空点上的完整量子态信息。这意味着什么呢？信息量会随时空体积呈指数级增长，就好比一个小小的雪球，从山顶滚落，在滚动的过程中不断裹挟着新的雪，越滚越大，最后大到超乎想象，变得难以处理，这就是维度灾难。</p><p class="ql-block"> 但是，文字系统就像一位充满智慧的设计师，巧妙地解决了这个难题。它通过语义抽象，把复杂得如同乱麻一般的信息进行对数压缩，这就好比把一个巨大无比、装满各种文件的信息包，运用特殊的算法，压缩成一个小巧便捷的小文件，大大减轻了信息存储和传播的压力。比如，“文化”这个词，它涵盖了人类社会发展过程中所创造的物质财富和精神财富的总和，包括语言、艺术、宗教、科技等各个方面，通过语义抽象，将如此庞大的信息压缩在这两个简单的字符之中，方便人们记忆和传播。</p><p class="ql-block"> 不过，孤立的时间胶囊就像脱离了语境的甲骨残片，很难被解读。就如同我们偶然发现一片甲骨，上面刻着几个神秘的符号，如果我们对当时的社会背景、文化习俗、书写用途等一无所知，那么想要明白它的意思，简直比登天还难。现代文字则通过语法结构、互文网络构建了跨时空的语境场。当我们阅读一篇现代文章时，文章里的语法规则就像是一条条清晰的线索，帮助我们理解字词之间的逻辑关系，知道谁是动作的发出者，谁是承受者，句子表达的是何种语气等。而文章中引用的其他作品、典故等互文元素，就像是一个个连接不同知识领域的桥梁，让我们能从多个角度更好地把握文章的含义。比如，当我们读到“春蚕到死丝方尽，蜡炬成灰泪始干”这句诗时，如果我们知道它原本是用来表达爱情的坚贞不渝，那么在不同的文章中看到引用它时，就能更好地理解作者想要表达的情感，可能是对老师无私奉献精神的赞美，也可能是对某种执着追求的歌颂。这正是甲骨文所缺失的活态连接系统，所以解读甲骨文才会困难重重。</p> <p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"> 数学公式和文字虽然都具有抽象性，能够帮助人类理解和表达复杂的概念，但它们的抽象维度却存在着明显的差异。数学公式进行的是纯粹关系抽象，它就像是一位精准的提炼师，把现实世界中的物理关系、逻辑结构从纷繁复杂的现象中剥离出来，只保留最核心的部分，而不涉及具体的实体指涉。比如爱因斯坦写下的E=mc²，这个简洁而伟大的公式，用数学语言表达了能量（E）与质量（m）之间的等价关系，c²是光速的平方，它是对物理规律的一种高度凝练的拓扑映射，让科学家们能够准确地计算和预测各种物理现象，从宏观的天体运动到微观的粒子碰撞，这个公式都发挥着重要的作用。</p><p class="ql-block"> 而文字则进行叙事抽象，它更像是一位生动的故事讲述者，保留了意义轨迹，压缩了具象细节。司马迁写下“始皇暴虐”，这短短四个字，却蕴含着丰富的历史内涵，是对秦始皇统治时期历史轨迹的一种概括。秦始皇在位期间，大规模地征发劳役修建长城、阿房宫等，使得百姓苦不堪言；他实行严苛的法律，让民众生活在恐惧之中。这四个字就像是用文字写出的历史微分方程，虽然没有详细描述每一个事件的具体过程，但却让我们能从中了解到那个时代的一些重要特征，感受到秦始皇统治下社会的紧张氛围和民众的艰难处境。</p><p class="ql-block"> 文字系统还有一个独特之处，那就是通过代际传承形成了“时间晶体”。它的符号排列在时间维度呈现周期性自相似结构。甲骨卜辞中经常会有仪式性的重复内容，比如对祭祀活动的记录，可能会反复强调祭祀的时间、地点、参与人员和祭品等，这种重复并不是毫无意义的啰嗦，而是在构建一种可穿越时空的谐振结构。《诗经》里也有很多比兴复沓的手法，像“关关雎鸠，在河之洲。窈窕淑女，君子好逑。参差荇菜，左右流之。窈窕淑女，寤寐求之”，通过重复“窈窕淑女”等词句，强化了诗歌的情感表达，也让诗歌更具节奏感和韵律美。就像音乐中的旋律重复能让人印象深刻，文字的这种周期性也让信息能够突破线性时间的束缚，一代一代地传承下来。后人在阅读这些文字时，仿佛能与古人进行一场跨越时空的对话，感受到前人的思想和情感，体会到不同时代人们对美好生活的向往、对爱情的追求以及对社会现象的思考。</p> <p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"> 甲骨文作为古老的文字，具有独特的量子信息特征。它的符号密度达到了早期文字的量子极限，单个字形常常融合了占卜事件、神灵启示、时空坐标等多重信息。这就像是把很多不同类型的文件，如重要的档案、神秘的宗教典籍、详细的地理记录等，全部压缩到了一个小小的文件包里。这种超载的编码方式虽然蕴含了丰富得难以想象的信息，但也带来了一系列问题。</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block"> 在商周时期，需要巫师阶层作为“量子观测者”来对这些复杂的信息进行波函数坍缩，也就是解读和理解。巫师在当时的社会中扮演着重要的角色，他们被认为具有与神灵沟通的能力，熟悉各种神秘的仪式和知识。当甲骨被灼烧出现裂纹后，巫师会根据裂纹的形状、走向等，结合当时的占卜背景和相关知识，解读出其中蕴含的信息，可能是对未来天气的预测、战争的胜负，或是对神灵旨意的传达。但随着时间的流逝，社会结构发生巨大变化，巫师阶层逐渐消失，这种独特的解读方式也失传了，导致后世很难对甲骨文进行解码。我们就像面对一个装满宝藏的保险箱，却丢失了密码，只能望着那些神秘的字符，猜测它们背后的含义。</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block"> 不过，尽管甲骨文的直接语义出现了断裂，它却通过笔划拓扑影响了汉字的演化。比如“示”部字，很多都与宗教、祭祀等语义相关，像“神”“祭”“祈”等字。这种影响就像是量子纠缠一样，跨越时空，即使经过了数千年的岁月变迁，依然能在现代汉字中找到甲骨文的影子。这证明了文字系统具有非定域性的信息传递能力，即使我们现在不能完全读懂甲骨文，但它依然在汉字的发展过程中留下了深刻的印记，就像一颗古老的种子，在历史的长河中生根发芽，逐渐成长为如今枝繁叶茂的汉字大树。</p> <p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"> 为了更好地理解文字时空穿透的机制，我们可以构建一个数学模型。设信息维度D=log(N)/log(V)，其中N为信息量，V为时空体积。文字系统通过语义抽象，让信息量N以一定的方式减少，就像一位经验丰富的编辑，对一篇冗长的文章进行精心删减，保留最核心、最有价值的内容，把一个大的信息集合精简。通过语法结构，让时空体积V在时间传导系数τ的作用下也发生变化，这个时间传导系数τ就像是一个调节时空的旋钮，它会根据文字的语法规则、语境等因素，对时空体积进行调整。通过这两种方式，从而实现D>3的升维效果，突破三维时空的限制，让文字能够在时间的长河中自由穿梭，从过去传递到现在，再延伸到未来。</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block"> 当代神经语言学的研究发现，当我们处理文字时，大脑的默认模式网络（DMN）会被激活，这个区域负责心理时间旅行。也就是说，当我们阅读文字的时候，大脑就像是一台时光机器，开始进行一场奇妙的时空穿越。当我们阅读现代小说时，我们能跟随文字走进作者构建的虚拟世界，感受不同角色的喜怒哀乐；当我们阅读历史文献时，我们仿佛能亲眼目睹历史事件的发生，与古人一同经历那些波澜壮阔的时刻。而当我们阅读甲骨文时，由于语境的缺损，DMN在重构时空框架时会遇到重重困难。就像一台缺少关键零件的时光机器，难以准确地回到那个古老的时代，还原甲骨文所记录的场景和信息，这就是为什么我们今人阅读甲骨文会觉得很困难。</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block"> 文字，从本质上来说，就像是四维时空的拓扑纤维，通过一代又一代人的阅读行为，实现了时空卷曲的虫洞效应。每一个字符都像是一个神秘的克莱因瓶，表面上看起来是二维的简单模样，只有横竖撇捺等基本笔画构成的平面图形，但实际上却包裹着无限的时间维度。它承载着人类的记忆、智慧、情感，跨越了时空的界限，将过去、现在和未来紧密相连。正是文字的这种时空穿透性，解释了它传承千年的魔力。</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block"> 而在数字时代，当“表情符号”开始承载时间深度，那些简单的表情符号不再仅仅是表达当下的情绪，它们也开始记录时代的特征和人们的生活状态；当代码获得自我迭代能力，计算机程序中的代码能够根据环境和需求不断进化和完善，我们正在见证文字升维为五维信息体的历史时刻。文字不再局限于传统的形式，它正以全新的姿态和方式，不断拓展着自己的边界，其未来充满了无限的可能，等待着我们去探索和发现。</p> <p class="ql-block">哲学解读英文版</p><p class="ql-block">Characters: The Information Code across Time and Space</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block">In our daily lives, we come into contact with characters every day. Whether we open a paper book in our leisure time and immerse ourselves in the world interwoven with the fragrance of ink and characters, or quickly type out work reports and daily messages on an electronic screen during busy work, these characters seem to have long become an ordinary and familiar part of our lives. However, have you ever stopped and seriously thought about the fact that behind these seemingly ordinary characters lie extremely complex and mysterious secrets? They are deeply rooted in the profound intersection of multiple fields such as semiotics, information philosophy, and the ontology of time and space. Today, let's embark on this wonderful adventure of exploring the astonishing journey of characters through time and space from the unique perspective of systems theory.</p><p class="ql-block"> </p> <p class="ql-block">Characters: The Wonderful Leap from Two Dimensions to Four Dimensions</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">The characters we see in our daily lives have various forms of presentation. In ancient times, they were carved on hard oracle bones. Despite the erosion of time, they still tenaciously retain the traces of history. Later, people wrote characters on thin and light paper, and the paper carried human thoughts and emotions, being passed on in different times and spaces. In modern times, characters are displayed on various screens in the form of digital signals and spread rapidly in the Internet world. But no matter what form they take, their physical carriers are all in the three-dimensional space we live in.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">However, the true wonder of characters lies in that when they start to spread, it is like an invisible hand sketching out the trajectory of four-dimensional time and space. From the original creator who transforms the ideas in their mind into character symbols, and then these symbols are passed on to the next person, from one city to another, from one era to another, this process is like an invisible thread stringing together different time and space points. In fact, the so-called "two-dimensionality" of characters that we often mention is just an abstract concept in human cognition. Each character is like a delicate small container, filled with stories and carrying the time code of the historical dimension.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">Take the ancient oracle bone inscriptions as an example. When the ancients carved characters on tortoise shells, the depth of the carvings was by no means just a simple physical mark. At that time, the depth of the carvings might have been like a special language. The deeper the carving, perhaps it meant that this piece of information carried more weight in their hearts. It could be an important decision related to the rise and fall of the tribe, a pious prayer to the gods, or a solemn record of a major event, and the meaning it contained was all the richer. Just like modern encrypted information, it contained the wisdom and secrets of the ancients.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">Characters also have a truly amazing ability, that is, to achieve space-time folding through symbol collapse. For example, when we write the two characters "war" on a white piece of paper, these seemingly simple two-dimensional symbols are like a magical storage box that compresses the four-dimensional space-time information of all wars throughout history, from ancient times to the present. The billowing smoke of gunpowder in countless wars, the neighing of war horses, the valiant fighting of soldiers, the displacement of common people, as well as the political games, economic conflicts, and cultural collisions behind the wars, are all condensed within these two characters. Compared with a three-dimensional entity, such as a war memorial standing in the square, although the memorial intuitively shows a certain moment or a certain spirit of the war, the compression efficiency of characters is much higher. They can cover more extensive and profound historical information in a concise form.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">However, for characters to be understood, it is like opening an encrypted treasure, which requires the support of a decoding system. Many oracle bone inscriptions are beyond our comprehension today because the space-time decoding system of the Shang and Zhou dynasties context that carried them has been lost. The unique social structure, religious beliefs, and customs of the Shang and Zhou dynasties jointly constituted the interpretation context of oracle bone inscriptions, just like a unique key that could open the door to the information contained in these ancient characters. But as the long river of time surges forward, this "key" gradually disappeared into the dust of history. We are like people facing a treasure house but unable to find the way to open it, and it is difficult for us to understand the messages conveyed by those mysterious symbols carved on the oracle bones.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p> <p class="ql-block">The Mysteries of Characters in Time Capsules</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block">We might as well imagine characters as“一个个神奇的时间胶囊” According to the quantum time slicing theory, if we infinitely subdivide time and discretize it into extremely small units of 10^-9 seconds, then each "time capsule" theoretically needs to contain the complete quantum state information of this space-time point. What does this mean? The amount of information will increase exponentially with the space-time volume, just like a small snowball rolling down from the top of a mountain. During the rolling process, it keeps gathering new snow and gets bigger and bigger, until it becomes incredibly large and difficult to handle. This is the dimensionality disaster.</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block">However, the character system is like a wise designer who cleverly solves this problem. It uses semantic abstraction to logarithmically compress the complex information that is as chaotic as a mess of threads. This is like using a special algorithm to compress a huge information package filled with all kinds of files into a small and convenient file, greatly reducing the pressure of information storage and transmission. For example, the word "culture" encompasses the sum of the material and spiritual wealth created in the development process of human society, including various aspects such as language, art, religion, and technology. Through semantic abstraction, such a vast amount of information is compressed into these two simple characters, making it convenient for people to remember and spread.</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block">However, an isolated time capsule is like an oracle bone fragment divorced from its context, and it is very difficult to interpret. Just like when we accidentally discover an oracle bone with a few mysterious symbols carved on it, if we know nothing about the social background, cultural customs, and writing purposes at that time, it is almost as difficult as ascending to the sky to understand its meaning. Modern characters, on the other hand, construct a cross-time and space context field through grammatical structures and intertextual networks. When we read a modern article, the grammatical rules in the article are like clear clues, helping us understand the logical relationships between words and phrases, knowing who is the doer of the action, who is the recipient, and what kind of tone the sentence expresses. And the intertextual elements such as the references to other works and allusions in the article are like bridges connecting different knowledge fields, enabling us to better grasp the meaning of the article from multiple angles. For example, when we read the poem "The silkworm till its death spins silk from lovesick heart; The candle only when burned out has no tears to shed." If we know that it was originally used to express the unwavering loyalty of love, then when we see it quoted in different articles, we can better understand the emotions that the author wants to express. It may be the praise of the selfless dedication spirit of teachers, or the eulogy of a certain persistent pursuit. This is exactly the living connection system that oracle bone inscriptions lack, so it is extremely difficult to interpret oracle bone inscriptions.</p> <p class="ql-block">Characters and Formulas: Different Paths in the Abstract World</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block">Although both mathematical formulas and characters have the characteristic of abstraction and can help humans understand and express complex concepts, there are obvious differences in their dimensions of abstraction. Mathematical formulas perform pure relational abstraction. It is like an accurate refiner that strips the physical relationships and logical structures from the complex phenomena in the real world, retaining only the most core parts without involving specific entity references. For example, the formula E = mc² written by Einstein. This concise and great formula expresses the equivalence relationship between energy (E) and mass (m) in mathematical language, where c² is the square of the speed of light. It is a highly condensed topological mapping of physical laws, enabling scientists to accurately calculate and predict various physical phenomena, from the motion of macroscopic celestial bodies to the collision of microscopic particles. This formula plays an important role.</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block">Characters, on the other hand, perform narrative abstraction. It is more like a vivid storyteller, retaining the trajectory of meaning and compressing the concrete details. Sima Qian wrote "The First Emperor of Qin was tyrannical." These four simple words contain rich historical connotations and are a summary of the historical trajectory of the reign of the First Emperor of Qin. During the reign of the First Emperor of Qin, he conscripted a large number of laborers on a large scale to build the Great Wall, the Epang Palace, etc., making the common people suffer greatly. He implemented harsh laws, making the people live in fear. These four words are like a historical differential equation written in characters. Although it does not describe the specific process of each event in detail, it allows us to understand some important characteristics of that era and feel the tense atmosphere of society and the difficult situation of the people under the rule of the First Emperor of Qin.</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block">The character system also has a unique feature, that is, it forms a "time crystal" through intergenerational inheritance. Its symbol arrangement shows a periodic self-similar structure in the time dimension. There are often ritual repetitive contents in the oracle bone inscriptions of divination. For example, in the records of sacrificial activities, it may repeatedly emphasize the time, place, participants, and offerings of the sacrifice. This repetition is not meaningless verbosity but is constructing a resonant structure that can travel through time and space. There are also many techniques of metaphor and repetition in The Book of Songs, such as "By riverside a pair of turtledoves are cooing; There's a good maiden a young man is wooing. Water plants spread out, left and right you seek them; There's a good maiden, awake, asleep, he thinks of her." By repeating phrases like "There's a good maiden," it strengthens the emotional expression of the poem and makes the poem more rhythmic and melodious. Just like the repetition of a melody in music can make people deeply impressed, the periodicity of characters also enables information to break through the shackles of linear time and be passed down from generation to generation. When later generations read these characters, they seem to be able to have a dialogue across time and space with the ancients, feel the thoughts and emotions of the predecessors, and understand the yearning for a better life, the pursuit of love, and the reflection on social phenomena of people in different eras.</p><p class="ql-block"> </p> <p class="ql-block">Oracle Bone Inscriptions: The Quantum Information Code of Ancient Characters</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block">As ancient characters, oracle bone inscriptions have unique quantum information characteristics. Their symbol density has reached the quantum limit of early characters, and a single character shape often integrates multiple information such as divination events, divine revelations, and space-time coordinates. This is like compressing many different types of files, such as important archives, mysterious religious scriptures, and detailed geographical records, all into a small file package. Although this overloaded coding method contains incredibly rich information, it also brings a series of problems.</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block">During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the shaman class was required to act as the "quantum observer" to collapse the wave function of these complex information, that is, to interpret and understand it. Shamans played an important role in society at that time. They were believed to have the ability to communicate with the gods and were familiar with various mysterious rituals and knowledge. After the oracle bones were burned and cracks appeared, the shamans would, according to the shape and direction of the cracks, combined with the divination background and relevant knowledge at that time, interpret the information contained therein. It could be a prediction of future weather, the outcome of a war, or the transmission of the will of the gods. But as time passed, the social structure underwent great changes, and the shaman class gradually disappeared. This unique interpretation method was also lost, making it very difficult for later generations to decode oracle bone inscriptions. We are like people facing a safe filled with treasures but having lost the password, and we can only look at those mysterious characters and guess the meanings behind them.</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block">However, although the direct semantics of oracle bone inscriptions have been broken, they have influenced the evolution of Chinese characters through stroke topology. For example, many characters with the radical "示" are related to the semantics of religion and sacrifice, such as "神 (god)", "祭 (sacrifice)", "祈 (pray)", etc. This influence is like quantum entanglement, spanning time and space. Even after thousands of years of changes, we can still find the shadow of oracle bone inscriptions in modern Chinese characters. This proves that the character system has the ability of non-local information transmission. Even if we cannot fully understand oracle bone inscriptions now, it still has left a deep mark in the development process of Chinese characters, just like an ancient seed that took root and sprouted in the long river of history and gradually grew into the lush tree of Chinese characters we see today.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p> <p class="ql-block">How Characters Penetrate Time and Space: Mathematical Models and Neural Mysteries</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block">In order to better understand the mechanism of how characters penetrate time and space, we can construct a mathematical model. Let the information dimension D = log(N)/log(V), where N is the amount of information and V is the space-time volume. The character system reduces the amount of information N in a certain way through semantic abstraction, just like an experienced editor who carefully deletes and edits a long article, retaining the most core and valuable content and streamlining a large information set. Through the grammatical structure, the space-time volume V also changes under the action of the time conduction coefficient τ. This time conduction coefficient τ is like a knob for adjusting time and space. It will adjust the space-time volume according to factors such as the grammatical rules and context of the characters. Through these two ways, the effect of dimensionality increase with D > 3 is achieved, breaking through the limitations of three-dimensional space-time, and enabling characters to freely shuttle through the long river of time, being passed on from the past to the present and extending into the future.</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block">Contemporary neuro-linguistic research has found that when we process characters, the default mode network (DMN) of the brain will be activated, and this area is responsible for mental time travel. That is to say, when we read characters, the brain is like a time machine, starting a wonderful journey through time and space. When we read modern novels, we can follow the characters into the virtual world constructed by the author and feel the joys, sorrows, griefs, and happiness of different characters. When we read historical documents, we seem to be able to witness the occurrence of historical events with our own eyes and experience those magnificent moments together with the ancients. However, when we read oracle bone inscriptions, due to the lack of context, the DMN will encounter many difficulties in reconstructing the time and space framework. It is like a time machine lacking key parts, making it difficult to accurately return to that ancient era and restore the scenes and information recorded in the oracle bone inscriptions. This is why it is so difficult for us modern people to read oracle bone inscriptions.</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block">Essentially, characters are like the topological fibers of four-dimensional time and space. Through the reading behaviors of generation after generation, the wormhole effect of space-time curling is achieved. Each character is like a mysterious Klein bottle. On the surface, it looks like a simple two-dimensional shape, a planar graphic composed of basic strokes such as horizontal, vertical, left-falling, and right-falling strokes. But in fact, it wraps an infinite time dimension. It carries human memories, wisdom, and emotions, spanning the boundaries of time and space, closely connecting the past, the present, and the future. It is precisely this space-time penetrability of characters that explains the magic of their inheritance for thousands of years.</p><p class="ql-block"> </p><p class="ql-block">In the digital age, when emojis begin to carry the depth of time, those simple emoticons are no longer just expressions of the current mood. They also begin to record the characteristics of the era and people's living conditions. When code gains the ability of self-iteration, the code in computer programs can continuously evolve and improve according to the environment and needs. We are witnessing the historical moment when characters are upgraded to five-dimensional information entities. Characters are no longer limited to traditional forms. They are constantly expanding their boundaries with a brand-new attitude and way, and their future is full of infinite possibilities, waiting for us to explore and discover.</p> <p class="ql-block">声明：</p><p class="ql-block"> 本美篇所展示的书法作品，均为诗友之间交流所用，版权归原作者所有。未经原作者书面许可，任何单位或个人不得将这些作品用于商业用途，包括但不限于出版发行、广告宣传、网络传播以获取商业利益等。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"> 若有违反，原作者有权依法追究侵权者的法律责任。欢迎广大诗友监督，共同维护良好的交流环境。</p>