Hodology
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Kent, A
- Source
- Subject
- Quantum theory
Probabilistic evolution
Physical law
Cosmology
- Language
Funder: Foundational Questions Institute; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100009566
A hodological law causes the evolution of the universe to tend to follow particular types of path. I give simple illustrations in toy models and discuss how Kolmogorov complexity characterises the extent to which hodological laws explain, rather than merely describe, data.