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Putting the Fire in the Equations; Generating multilevel dynamical processes in Physics and Psychology

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Examples of Dynamical Terms

  • cause, propensity, disposition, power, capability, potentiality,

  • energy (kinetic and potential),

  • mass, charge, field coupling,

  • force, pressure, momentum, impetus, elasticity/rigidity,

  • (for people: intention, motivation, skill, desire, intelligence, …)

    DESCRIBED BY (PHYSICAL) LAWS

    Dynamical properties say what would happen, even if it does not:
    A force says what acceleration would be caused if a mass was acted on.
    Electric fields generates a force if and when a charge is present.
    Quantum propensities give probabilities if a measurement is performed.

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Author: I.J. Thompson (except as stated)

Email: IJT@generativescience.org