Laws of Physics

Explanations that account for and describe the constraints on the behavior of physical systems.

Examples include Schrodinger equation, general relativity field equations, and Coulomb's law. Laws are constrained by deeper Principles of Physics, and are themselves conjectures — open to improvement through Criticism.

Connections

• •Constrained by Principles of Physics — which are deeper and more general
• •Are themselves explanations and conjectures
• •Describe the Physical World
• •Related to Prevailing Conception — the false idea that physics is only initial conditions plus laws of motion
• •Subject to Criticism and improvement — not final truths
• •Universal Constructor is constrained by what laws of physics allow
• •Emergence produces higher-level regularities beyond fundamental laws