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concept:gibbs-energyGibbs Energy
Scalar potential in Helmholtz decomposition whose exponential form gives the ergodic density of dynamical systems.
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- Free Energy Principleassociated_withA foundational variational principle from statistical physics that formalizes how self-organizing systems maintain structural integrity and adapt to their environment by minimizing free energy—a mathematical bound on surprise or prediction error. Originally developed by Karl Friston, the framework unifies action, perception, and learning as processes of active inference, where systems both update internal models of the world and act upon it to reduce the divergence between predictions and observations.
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- Physical quantity sharing same minimum as variational free energy (via Jarzynski equality); proxy for computational cost
- Thermodynamic potential ΔF = ΔE − TΔS; domain walls form if ΔF < 0
- A measurable physical quantity representing disorder; its increase is dictated by the second law of thermodynamics.
- KL divergence between predicted and preferred final states or outcomes.
- How the energy gain ΔE scales with perimeter length P; used to assess ordered phase existence
- Free energy expected under future outcomes; guides policy selection via epistemic and extrinsic value.
- A state of balance among forces, creating an appearance of stasis; can be symmetrical or dynamic.