The Mechanics of Gradients

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Front Matter

• Dedication
• Foreword
• Scope
• The Machinery

1. From Strength to Operation

• The Bridge from MoM
• A Note on Attraction (from MoM)
• The Law of Time
• The Law of Direction
• The Conscription of Everything
• The Gradient Types

2. Repetition and Ratio

• The Principle of Repetition
• Law 1. The Universal Law of Attractive and Repulsive Repetition

3. Frequency and Rate

• Law 2. The Universal Law of Attractive and Repulsive Frequencies
• 2a. Mini Law of Attractive Direct Competitive Frequency
• 2b. Mini Law of Repulsive Direct Competitive Frequency
• 2c. Mini Law of Inverted Competitive Frequency
• 2d. Interrelated Frequency and Rate Combination Effects of Attraction and Repulsion
• 2e. Superior Associations
• Wavelength and Amplitude in Human Terms
• Modeling Complex Interactions
• Law 3. The Universal Law of Attractive and Repulsive Rates
• 3a. Mini Law of Attractive Direct Competitive Rate
• 3b. Mini Law of Repulsive Direct Competitive Rate
• 3c. Mini Law of Inverted Competitive Rate
• Law 4. The Universal Law of Attractive and Repulsive Frequency and Rate Relations

4. Balance and Imbalance over Time

• Law 5. The Universal Law of Equally Opposing Frequencies and Rates
• Mini Laws of Equally Opposing Frequencies and Rates
• Law 6. The Universal Law of Unequally Opposing Frequencies and Rates
• Mini Laws of Unequally Opposing Frequencies and Rates
• The Principle of Resolution

5. Activation, Termination, and Transition

• Law 7. The Universal Law of Attractive Termination and Repulsive Activation
• Law 8. The Universal Law of Repulsive Termination and Attractive Activation

6. Accumulation, Dissipation, and Maintenance of Frequency and Rate

• Law 9. The Universal Law of Accumulation
• Corollary 9.1. Amplitude Feeds Repetition
• Law 10. The Universal Law of Dissipation
• Corollary 10.1. Amplitude Resists Dissipation
• Corollary 10.2. The Universal Law of Decay (Friction)
• Law 11. The Universal Law of Maintenance
• Law 12. The Universal Law of Ceiling Release

7. Hierarchy, Proximity, and Scales in Motion

• Law 13. The Universal Law of Hierarchy
• Law 14. The Universal Law of Hierarchical Nullification
• The Scale of Resistance
• Variations of Choice
• The Scale of Altruism

8. Gradients in Life and Mind

• Law 15. The Universal Law of Natural Selection (Gradient Form)
• How Field Gradients Shape the Forms of Life
• Law 16. The Universal Law of Convergence and Divergence
• The Psychology of Gradients
• Coordination and Reward

Appendix A. Formal Notation

• Formal statements of the laws, corollaries, and mini-laws (Appendices 1 to 16)