Putting the Fire in the Equations; Generating multilevel dynamical processes in Physics and Psychology

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Examples of Dynamical Terms

• cause, propensity, disposition, power, capability, potentiality,

• energy (kinetic and potential),

• mass, charge, field coupling,

• force, pressure, momentum, impetus, elasticity/rigidity,

• (for people: intention, motivation, skill, desire, intelligence, …)

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Dynamical properties say what would happen, even if it does not:

A force says what acceleration would be caused if a mass was acted on.

Electric fields generates a force if and when a charge is present.

Quantum propensities give probabilities if a measurement is performed.

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