The Emergence Machine

Deconfinement

abstract · Physics · Level 9 · E0

E0Spacetime

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Emergence definition

When particles are allowed to exist as free excitations, given that they are localized, discrete units of matter with definite position, mass, and charge occupying a point in space, and that phase emerges from structure requiring material, matter.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
Deconfinement
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L4L2L1L0DeconfinementParticleServingFoodOrganismPhase… intermediate l…FormLifeMassMovementActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Phase L4 (requires)
    Phase of matter in which certain particles are allowed to exist as free excitations.
  • Particle L8 (requires)
    Phase of matter in which certain particles are allowed to exist as free excitations.