Foundations of Energy
How energy is stored, transferred and transformed — from falling objects to living cells.
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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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Special relativity
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In physics, the special theory of relativity, or simply special relativity, is a scientific theory of the relationship between space and time.
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- Physics · Relativity
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- Local hub
- Relationships
- 6 · 2 relation families
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- 1
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- Astronomy, Relativity · connects to Gravitational singularity, Hawking radiation, Holographic principle…
- Atomic Physics, Chemistry, Quantum Physics · connects to Atom, Quantum mechanics, Spectral line
- Computer Science, Quantum Computing · connects to Bell's theorem, ER = EPR, Quantum nonlocality
- Astronomy · connects to Interferometry, Spacetime, Wave
- Biology, Cognitive Science, Design, Education, Educational Science, Machine Learning, Mathematics · connects to Cycle, Rhythm, Symmetry
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- This view connects 6 disciplines: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Cosmology, Physics, Plasma Physics, Relativity.
- Special relativity is a bridge concept — viewed here through Physics, Relativity.
- The connections here span 5 relation families.
- Energy transformation explains 2 concepts in this view (Astronomy, Physics, Plasma Physics, Relativity).
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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.
Understanding Systems
Stocks, flows and feedback — why wholes behave in ways their parts do not.
Patterns Everywhere
Regularities that recur across maths, music, nature and art.
How Information Moves
Encoding, signals and noise — the same idea in computers, genes and nerves.
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One fabric
3750 concepts and 5051 typed relations form one connected component — no isolated silo.
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