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Conservation of energy constrains Energy transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Dark energy is a Energy. Activate to inspect this relation.Efficiency measures Energy transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Electric potential is analogous to Potential energy. Activate to inspect this relation.Energy transfer requires Energy. Activate to inspect this relation.Food web enables Energy transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Heat is a Energy. Activate to inspect this relation.Kinetic energy is a Energy. Activate to inspect this relation.Kinetic energy depends on Velocity. Activate to inspect this relation.Law of thermodynamics explains Energy. Activate to inspect this relation.Light (sunlight) is a Energy. Activate to inspect this relation.Metabolism is a Energy transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Nuclear fusion causes Energy. Activate to inspect this relation.Photosynthesis depends on Light (sunlight). Activate to inspect this relation.Photosynthesis is a Energy transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Potential energy is a Energy. Activate to inspect this relation.Potential energy influences Kinetic energy. Activate to inspect this relation.Power measures Energy transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Renewable energy is a Energy. Activate to inspect this relation.Temperature measures Thermal energy. Activate to inspect this relation.Thermal energy is a Energy. Activate to inspect this relation.Wave enables Energy transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.Work is a Energy transfer. Activate to inspect this relation.EnergyKinetic energyPotential energyThermal energyEnergy transferLight (sunlight)Dark energyHeatRenewable energyLaw of thermodynamicsNuclear fusionVelocityElectric potentialTemperatureConservation of energyPhotosynthesisPowerWaveEfficiencyMetabolismFood webWork
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201 concepts viewed through this lens. Bridge concepts connect this view to Acoustics, Aerospace Engineering, Agriculture, Algebra….

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  • Arrow points from cause / source to effect / target
  • A line with no arrow is a two-way relationship
  • Node colour marks the concept’s primary discipline
22 concepts23 relationships32 disciplines5 relation families

At a glance

The capacity to do work; it can be transformed between forms but not created or destroyed.

Disciplines
Physics
Role in the graph
Cross-disciplinary bridge — reaches Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Space Sciences, Energy Engineering, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics, Nutrition Science, Plasma Physics, Thermodynamics
Relationships
10 · 4 relation families
Mental models
2

What am I looking at?

In this lens (201)

Bridge concepts (255)

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

  • Black hole4
    Astronomy, Relativity · connects to Gravitational singularity, Hawking radiation, Holographic principle…
  • Atomic orbital3
    Atomic Physics, Chemistry, Quantum Physics · connects to Atom, Quantum mechanics, Spectral line
  • Entanglement3
    Computer Science, Quantum Computing · connects to Bell's theorem, ER = EPR, Quantum nonlocality
  • Gravitational wave3
    Astronomy · connects to Interferometry, Spacetime, Wave
  • Pattern3
    Biology, Cognitive Science, Design, Education, Educational Science, Machine Learning, Mathematics · connects to Cycle, Rhythm, Symmetry

Insights from this view

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

  • This view connects 32 disciplines: Acoustics, Agriculture, Astronomy, Biochemistry, Biology, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Space Sciences, Ecology, Economics, Electromagnetism, Energy Engineering, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Geography, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics, Meteorology, Nutrition Science, Oceanography, Optics, Organic Chemistry, Physics, Physiology, Plasma Physics, Political Economy, Political Philosophy, Statistical Physics, Sustainability Science, Systems Biology, Thermodynamics.
  • Efficiency is a bridge concept — viewed here through Economics, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Physics, Sustainability Science.
  • The connections here span 5 relation families.
  • Energy transformation explains 17 concepts in this view (Agriculture, Astronomy, Biochemistry, Biology, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Space Sciences, Ecology, Economics, Electromagnetism, Energy Engineering, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics, Nutrition Science, Organic Chemistry, Physics, Physiology, Plasma Physics, Sustainability Science, Systems Biology, Thermodynamics).

Relationships as a list

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

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