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Uniting Physics and Perception: How Constructal Law Governs Human Categorization

2026-04-21

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<p>This work establishes a fundamental connection between Constructal Law and human cognition, proposingthat categorization evolved to maximize behavioral freedom through optimal information flow. Mobility isnot spontaneous but the consequence of a decision, requiring an individual to evaluate its environmentagainst its goals – a process that depends on categorization. Human categorization is the process of knowin...

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10.31234/osf.io/tnaxq_v1
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