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page 1Conceptual models
spacetime
In physics, spacetime, also called the space-time continuum, is a mathematical model that fuses the three dimensions of space and the one dimension of time into a single four-dimensional continuum. Spacetime diagrams are useful in visualizing and understanding relativistic effects, such as how different observers perceive where and when events occur.
truth table
Mathematical table used in logic
method of loci
strategy of memory enhancement which uses visualizations of spatial environments to enhance recall
just-world fallacy
cognitive bias that assumes that actions will have morally fair and fitting consequences for the actor
square of opposition
type of logic diagram
hypothetico-deductive model
proposed description of the scientific method
mental model
explanation of someone's thought process about how something works in the real world
spacetime curvature
mathematical model used in general relativity
tree structure
way of representing the hierarchical nature of a structure in a graphical form
Porphyrian tree
Classic device
standard solar model
model of the Sun’s current state, evolution and interior
lumped-element model
modeling of a highly complex system as multiple interconnected, simple components

distributed-element model
model of electrical circuits that represents attributes as distributed continuously rather than in discrete components

Spaceship Earth
metaphor for Humankind's conditions in the Anthropocene
deductive-nomological model
scientific methodology
one-electron universe
Physics postulate describing all electrons/positrons as one time-independent entity
Second-order cybernetics
the observer is an integral part of the system being observed
correlation function
Measure of a system's order
growing block universe
past and present exist while the future does not
hard spheres
model particles in statistical mechanics
Population model
mathematical model