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Mechanism

Physics simulation

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integrate the equations of a physical system step by step — right, and ruinously expensive

Where it sits

The prism has six jobs across and eight layers down. Its primary cell is infer × L1. Hatched cells cannot exist — a GPU does not learn, an institution does not infer.

Runs at: datacenter.

What must come first — and what it unlocks

Left to right is reading order, derived from the prerequisite_of edges. Nothing here is hand-ordered: the diagram is the graph.

nothing comes first — this is a starting pointPhysics simulationSurrogate model

Unlocks: Surrogate model

Where to read it

The chapter that introduces it, and any chapter that uses it again.

64Simulating the Worldact XIV · AI for Science

Where it comes from

paperLearning Skillful Medium-Range Global Weather ForecastingLam et al., Google DeepMind · 2023

Every connection

All 2 edges touching this node, grouped by relation family — the sections above are highlights from this list. Colours match the relation families inthe atlas.

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is used byProtein foldingTask

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