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Do you understand the difference between Norton's dome and other domes with balls at rest on the top? The very point of non-determinism is that the next state
by Certhas 2y ago
Do you understand the difference between Norton's dome and other domes with balls at rest on the top?
The very point of non-determinism is that the next state doesn't follow uniquely from the current state, causality is broken. Thus there is no "cause" for one or the other trajectory. This is a feature of the Newtonian equations, whether you like it or not.