The Oscillator
nervous systems as coupled oscillators. thinking as oscillation. coherence as synchronization.
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How to read:
White box = ground state. Circle = oscillator. Spring = restoring force. Dashed line = coupling/entanglement.
Pull one. Watch the cost accumulate. See how connected systems entangle.
Ground state: the system's lowest-energy configuration. Where it rests when nothing pushes on it.
Displacement: how far it's been pulled off ground, and by what force (you, in this case).
Cost: the energy spent staying away from ground. The longer displaced, the more it accumulates.
Coupling: when two oscillators are connected (entangled), pulling one affects the other. Nervous systems synchronized → coherence emerges.