The Emergence Machine

Photovoltaic

physical · Materials Science · Level 11 · E3

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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

photovoltaic emerges from energy. It requires material, change.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “photovoltaic” 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
photovoltaic
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L3L2L1L0PhotovoltaicElectricalChargeParticleBuildingCellMaterialMomentum… intermediate l…ForceFormLifeMassChangeActionMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesPhotovoltaicL11ChangeL1MaterialL3ElectricalL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Change L1 (requires)
    Photovoltaic describes materials that generate electric current when exposed to light, fundamental to solar cell technology.
  • Material L3 (requires) mutual
    Photovoltaic describes materials that generate electric current when exposed to light, fundamental to solar cell technology.
  • Electrical L10 (requires)
    A material with the ability to convert light directly into electrical energy through photogeneration of electric current.