The Emergence Machine

Solar System

abstract · Astronomy · Level 8 · E0

E0Spacetime

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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

The Solar System is a collection of celestial bodies orbiting a central star, where the star's energy production is the driving force behind the planets' motion, as they exhibit patterns of motion around the central point.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “solar system”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
solar system
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0Solar SystemStarLightPerception… intermediate l…FormLifePlanetStructureChangeMatterMotionWaveEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAsteroid BeltL9Kuiper BeltL9Milky WayL9Oort CloudL9Solar SystemL8PlanetL2StarL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Planet L2 (requires)
    The Solar System orbits around the central Sun.
  • Star L7 (requires)
    The Solar System consists of planets and other bodies orbiting the Sun.

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