Fourier's Law of Heat Conduction
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CORE DEFINITION
Heat flux is proportional to the negative of the temperature gradient. This means: energy always spontaneously flows from high to low, and the greater the temperature difference, the faster the flow.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
Potential energy drives flow. If you want knowledge, capital, or talent to flow, don't push; create a 'temperature difference' (gradient). As long as the gradient is steep enough (pay gap, cognitive gap), flow is a physical necessity that cannot be stopped.
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Heat flux is proportional to the negative of the temperature gradient (q = −k∇T): energy spontaneously flows from high to low temperature, and the greater the temperature difference (gradient), the faster the flow. It is a universal paradigm of 'gradient-driven flow'—as long as a potential difference exists, flow is physically inevitable.
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