Physics · Primitives
Causation
Direct force relationship
Definition
Mechanism
A relationship where manipulating one event directly forces another to occur — a directed edge in the causal graph. The definitional property is intervention-responsiveness: an external change to the cause alters the effect, which distinguishes causation from mere co-movement.
Invariants
- Intervention-responsive: an external change to the cause alters the effect.
- Directed: intervening on the effect does not alter the cause along the same edge.
Risks
Failure modes
Asserted without intervention
where no intervention is possible, the definitional property is claimed rather than tested.
Confounded
a third variable drives both, so intervening on the named cause would not move the effect.
Relationships
Root pattern: builds on nothing in this library.
Used by
References
Infrastructure
Normalized statistical association; no causal conclusion by itself
Mind
Wait out the expected propagation delay before judging a change's effect on connected systems
A change reaches connected people or systems only after a delay
Reference