The Emergence Machine

Metamaterial

physical · Materials Science · Level 12 · E4

E4Complex Molecules

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

metamaterial emerges from molecule. It requires material, matter.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “metamaterial” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
metamaterial
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL12L11L10L9L6L2L1L0MetamaterialMoleculeAtomElectronFoodOrganelleRefractive Index… intermediate l…SyntheticFormLifeMassActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesMetamaterialL12SyntheticL2Refractive IndexL6MoleculeL11E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Synthetic L2 (requires)
    A synthetic material engineered to exhibit properties not found in naturally occurring materials, such as negative refractive index or perfect absorption of electromagnetic radiation.
  • Refractive Index L6 (requires)
    A synthetic material engineered to exhibit properties not found in naturally occurring materials, such as negative refractive index or perfect absorption of electromagnetic radiation.
  • Molecule L11 (conceptual)
    Metamaterial is a composite material engineered to have properties not found in nature, such as negative refractive index.