Story Operators
A Mathematical Framework for Narrative Discovery and Transformation
Published on 12. May 2026
Book
Hardback
322 pages
979-8-2595-0000-6 (ISBN)
Description
Original research applying Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Space (RKHS) theory to narrative analysis. Introduces Story Operators: a mathematical framework for measuring, projecting, and transforming stories within a structured inner-product space. Uses 768-dimensional embeddings paired with cosine, Chebyshev, and custom composite kernels to quantify similarity, genre membership, and stylistic distance across fiction and poetry corpora. Includes worked examples, kernel design recipes, and a chapter on the historical precedent set when Fisher, Mendeleev, and Chomsky each introduced formal mathematical frameworks to their fields. This second edition (Version 2.0.1) is published as a Case Laminate hardcover for library and reference use; companion paperback (ISBN 978-1-60888-535-0) and ebook (ISBN 978-1-60888-540-4) editions remain in print.
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Language
English
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sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1095 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-2595-0000-6 (9798259500006)
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Fred Zimmerman is the publisher of Nimble Books LLC and founder of the Story Operators New Media imprint. He develops AI-augmented publishing pipelines and writes on RKHS theory, computational narratology, and the mathematics of meaning.