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Greenhouse effect influences Temperature. Activate to inspect this relation.Temperature measures Thermal energy. Activate to inspect this relation.Convection is part of Heat transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Thermal conduction is part of Heat transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Thermal radiation is part of Heat transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Convection causes Heat transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Heat transfer depends on Temperature. Activate to inspect this relation.Planetary mantle is part of Earth. Activate to inspect this relation.Planetary mantle depends on Convection. Activate to inspect this relation.Planetary mantle causes Plate tectonics. Activate to inspect this relation.Geothermal gradient applies to Planetary mantle. Activate to inspect this relation.Heat exchanger applies to Heat transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Heat transfer depends on Fluid mechanics. Activate to inspect this relation.Chemical reactor requires Heat transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.ConvectionHeat transferPlanetary mantleTemperatureThermal conductionThermal radiationFluid mechanicsHeat exchangerChemical reactorPlate tectonicsEarthGeothermal gradientThermal energyGreenhouse effect
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At a glance

Convection is the transfer of heat through the physical movement of fluids, where warmer, less-dense material rises and cooler, denser material sinks.

Disciplines
Physics · Thermodynamics · Meteorology
Role in the graph
Cross-disciplinary bridge — reaches Chemical Engineering, Earth & Space Sciences, Geology
Relationships
2 · 3 relation families
Mental models
1

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Structural observations about the concepts shown here — descriptions of this graph, not claims about the world.

  • This view connects 13 disciplines: Astronomy, Atmospheric Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Earth & Space Sciences, Engineering, Geography, Geology, Geophysics, Meteorology, Physics, Statistical Physics, Thermodynamics.
  • Convection is a bridge concept — viewed here through Meteorology, Physics, Thermodynamics.
  • The connections here span 5 relation families.
  • Stocks and flows explains 2 concepts in this view (Earth & Space Sciences, Geology, Meteorology, Physics, Thermodynamics).

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By discipline

ChemistryBiologyPhysicsMathematicsComputer ScienceGeologyMineralogyEconomics

By thinking pattern

Bayesian updatingCause and effectCompoundingConservationConstraintsDefense in depthDiffusion & spreadEmergenceEnergy transformationEntropy & irreversibilityEquilibriumFeedback loopIncentivesInformationLevels & hierarchyModularityNetworksOptimizationOscillationProbabilityRecursion & self-similarityScaleSignal vs noiseSource–pathway–receptorStocks and flowsSymmetry & invarianceThresholds & tipping pointsTrade-offsTriangulationVariation & selectionWaves

By journey

From a Leaf to the ClimateWhy Music Moves UsHow Machines LearnReasoning about a Leaf and the Climate

Concept collections

Concept collections are curated lenses onto the fabric — themed sets of ideas that recur across disciplines. They are not journeys; they are a way to read the graph.

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What this is

Start from one concept and expand outward. The view never shows everything at once — click a node to refocus, filter by relationship type, or switch to an accessible list.

One fabric

3750 concepts and 5051 typed relations form one connected component — no isolated silo.

How to read it

Focus a concept, or apply a lens (discipline, mental model, journey) to see only the threads that matter.