Principles, Causes and Effects

• The sequence ‘energy ? propensity ? actual event’, does not have the three levels playing homogeneous roles as in the general case A?B?C

• If we look in more detail, we see:

  • energy ? ‘principle’
    • Conservation of energy via H governs the process
  • propensity ? ‘cause’
    • Time evolution and propagation of influence
  • actual event ? ‘effect’
    • The final result

• Pattern appears to be: Principle ? Cause ? Effect

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