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Ep 224: Shapes, Time, and Holism - by Julian Barbour
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Understanding Shape Complexity and Energy
This chapter explores the relationship between shape complexity and potential energy within a Newtonian framework, highlighting critical points in multi-body systems like the Janus point. It delves into scale invariance, contrasting low and high complexity shapes, while also examining implications on the arrow of time and entropy.
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