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This work explores how physical laws should be understood as terminal constraints that highlight the dependency of physical quantities.

August 3, 2026Open Access

The Equation Is Not a Bridge: A Genealogical Account of Physical Law

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The paper argues that physical laws are constraints on projections, not bridges between independent entities.

This work explores how physical laws should be understood as terminal constraints that highlight the dependency of physical quantities.
Develops the argument through three case studies
Explores concepts such as terminal readings and joint maps
Examines the distinction between horizontal compatibility and vertical sufficiency
Shows that readings like energy and momentum are not independent but related through four-momentum.
Demonstrates that the Einstein equation establishes compatibility rather than a direct mapping from matter to geometry.
Illustrates how exact quantum readings can obscure certain physical scales, supporting the dependency reversal thesis.

DARVY BORTOLAMEOTTI (2026) studied this question.

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