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Publication Date: 2013
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Causality: Physics and Philosophy
Chatterjee, Atanu
European Journal of Physics Education, v4 n2 p1-5 2013
Nature is a complex causal network exhibiting diverse forms and species. These forms or rather systems are physically open, structurally complex and naturally adaptive. They interact with the surrounding media by operating a positive-feedback loop through which, they adapt, organize and self-organize themselves in response to the ever-changing environment. Interaction is a two-way process, by which a system extracts as well as dissipates information into the surrounding. Information transcends through the levels of hierarchy triggering a series of phenomena in nature. Every natural phenomenon thus forms a part of an infinite ("natural") causal chain.
Descriptors: Physics, Scientific Concepts, Influences, Causal Models, Philosophy, Inferences, Scientific Principles
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