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Conservation of energy constrains Energy transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Diffusion is derived from Brownian motion. Activate to inspect this relation.Diffusion is analogous to Energy transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Efficiency trades off with Resilience. Activate to inspect this relation.Efficiency measures Energy transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Energy transfer requires Energy. Activate to inspect this relation.Entropy constrains Efficiency. Activate to inspect this relation.Epidemic spread is analogous to Diffusion. Activate to inspect this relation.Food web enables Energy transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Gas exchange is a Diffusion. Activate to inspect this relation.Heat engine trades off with Efficiency. Activate to inspect this relation.Metabolism is a Energy transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Optimization applies to Efficiency. Activate to inspect this relation.Osmosis is a Diffusion. Activate to inspect this relation.Photosynthesis is a Energy transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Plasma membrane enables Diffusion. Activate to inspect this relation.Power measures Energy transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Wave enables Energy transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Work is a Energy transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.EfficiencyEntropyEnergy transferResilienceOptimizationHeat engineConservation of energyEnergyPhotosynthesisPowerWaveMetabolismFood webWorkDiffusionGas exchangeOsmosisEpidemic spreadBrownian motionPlasma membrane
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7 concepts viewed through this lens. Bridge concepts connect this view to Acoustics, Agriculture, Biochemistry, Biology….

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20 concepts19 relationships37 disciplines6 relation families

At a glance

The share of input energy or resource that ends up as useful output.

Disciplines
Engineering · Physics · Economics · Environmental Engineering · Sustainability Science
Role in the graph
Cross-disciplinary bridge — reaches Biology, Business, Ecology, Energy Engineering, Information Theory, Mathematical Modelling, Mechanical Engineering, Nutrition Science, Optimization, Physical Chemistry, Statistical Physics, Systems Engineering, Thermodynamics
Relationships
5 · 4 relation families
Mental models
2

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In this lens (7)

Bridge concepts (20)

Just outside the lens — they connect it to other context.

  • Microbial community2
    Ecology, Microbiology · connects to Activated sludge, Wastewater treatment
  • Brownian motion1
    Biophysics · connects to Diffusion
  • Conservation of energy1
    Physics, Thermodynamics · connects to Energy transfer
  • Energy1
    Physics · connects to Energy transfer
  • Entropy1
    Information Theory, Physical Chemistry, Physics, Statistical Physics, Thermodynamics · connects to Efficiency

Insights from this view

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

  • This view connects 37 disciplines: Acoustics, Agriculture, Biochemistry, Biology, Biophysics, Business, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Ecology, Economics, Energy Engineering, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Epidemiology, Information Theory, Mathematical Modelling, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics, Network Science, Nutrition Science, Oceanography, Optics, Optimization, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Physics, Physiology, Political Economy, Political Philosophy, Public Health, Sociology, Statistical Physics, Sustainability Science, Systems Biology, Systems Engineering, Thermodynamics.
  • Efficiency is a bridge concept — viewed here through Economics, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Physics, Sustainability Science.
  • The connections here span 6 relation families.
  • Energy transformation explains 9 concepts in this view (Agriculture, Biochemistry, Biology, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Ecology, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Information Theory, Mechanics, Nutrition Science, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Physics, Physiology, Statistical Physics, Sustainability Science, Systems Biology, Thermodynamics).

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The focused concept’s relationships. Pick another concept in the graph above to update this list.

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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

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