Principal bundle geometry of qualia: Understanding the quality of consciousness from symmetry

The paper proposes a mathematical framework for understanding the quality of conscious experience (qualia) using principal bundle geometry, a concept from theoretical physics. It argues that the structure of qualia can be understood through the symmetries of a principal fiber bundle, where the base space represents the physical states of a system and the fibers represent the possible qualities of experience. The authors suggest that the specific quality of a conscious experience corresponds to the geometric structure of the connection on this bundle, offering a formal way to relate subjective experience to physical processes without reducing one to the other.

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Principal bundle geometry of qualia: Understanding the quality of consciousness from symmetry