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Energy, mass, velocity. These three variables make up Einstein's iconic equation E=MC2. But how did Einstein know about these concepts in the first place? A precursor step to understanding physics is identifying relevant variables. Without the concept of energy, mass, and velocity, not even Einstein could discover relativity. But can such variables be discovered automatically? Doing so could greatly accelerate scientific discovery.
でもこれって、パゥル・セガード（もちろん Paul Thagard のことだが、本人の発音はカタカナだとこうなる。「ポール・タガート」とは聞こえない）が30年前に書いた "Computational Philosophy of Science" (The MIT Pres) を思い起こすような話だよなぁ。