It’s a theory. It’s too complex to be reduced to a law

A law is almost mathematical in its essence. Newton’s Law of motion is a property of motion that almost cannot be derived from something more basic.

Plate tectonicss a property of the behavior of systems, plates, that are far from fundamental, like particles. So any statement about them is a theory.

It’s a theory. It’s too complex to be reduced to a law

A law is almost mathematical in its essence. Newton’s Law of motion is a property of motion that almost cannot be derived from something more basic.

Plate tectonicss a property of the behavior of systems, plates, that are far from fundamental, like particles. So any statement about them is a theory.