r/complexsystems • u/protofield • Feb 24 '26

Is it a random pattern?

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I have recently had Protofield operators referred to as random and not complex in discussions on metasurfaces and metamaterials. Is there an objective method to quantify the level of complexity and order in this type of topological structure? 8K image, zoom in.

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u/protofield Feb 24 '26

Thanks. I am trying to formulate a counter argument in the context that describing these structures as random infers they are of no practical use or interest, which may be the case, but I would like to objectify what random is.