City - Permutation

Egan suggests that the mathematical data constituting a consciousness exists regardless of the order in which the calculations are performed. Even if a simulation is broken into pieces, scattered across time, and computed in a chaotic, non-continuous way ("dust"), the experience of that conscious self still occurs. Key Narrative Features

It is considered one of the ultimate explorations of digital consciousness, merging complex physics and computer science. Permutation City

Durham launches a virtual world built on the "Autoverse," a system allowing for infinite, self-replicating computational nodes, promising infinite life to its inhabitants. Egan suggests that the mathematical data constituting a

It goes beyond simple "what if" scenarios to investigate what defines a self when memories are editable and death is optional. Durham launches a virtual world built on the

The novel's main intellectual driver is the "Dust Hypothesis." Egan challenges the notion that consciousness requires a continuous, physical, hardware-based simulation.

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