Isomorphism

"There is, however, no analytic resemblance, correspondence or conformity between the two planes. But their independence does not preclude isomorphism..." (Deleuze and Guattari, A Thousand Plateaus, p.108) We need however to be rather careful at this point cause the use of isomorphism in the Deleuzoguattarian sense is referred to the two planes of content and expression in a direct reference to Hjelmslev's linguistic model. It is the decontextualization of the isomorphism that Delanda sets off to contextualise later at the field of theoretical and experimental physics. He will argue "In this old and tired view (realist), the relation between the plane of reality and that of physics would be one of similarity." (Delanda, Intensive Science and Virtual Philosophy, p.170-171)   Therefore, he recalls Deleuze in order to break the resemblance without denying the isomorphism and he adds "...the physics laboratory [or the computer simulation as he is arguing to his latest book] may be viewed as a site where heterogeneous assemblages form, assemblages which are isomorphic with real intensive individuation processes" (Delanda, Intensive Science and Virtual Philosophy, p.170-171)