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Lyapunov / Equilibrium

An energy-like function proves a system settles down — and bounds how fast.

equilibriumenergy ↓ always
energy falls → system settles · recreated schematic
INTERACTIVE LAB

Tolerance sandbox (original recreation)

happy 76% • avg. similar neighbors 49% • red ring = wants to move

DYNAMICS

When to use / misuse

Use → Stability checks for cities, markets, queues.

Difficulty → Advanced

REDCAPE → Reason

agent: lyapunov-checker
family: Dynamics
combine_with: [two other families]
rule: state failure mode before acting

Free sources: Coursera M7 (Lyapunov Functions)