friction, surfaces and photoelectric physics
A neuronOne of thousands of tiny dials inside each layer. It reads the text so far and produces a number, its activation, that nudges what the model writes next. in layerOne step in the stack the text passes through. Qwen3-0.6B has 28 layers, each with 3,072 neurons. 9 of Qwen3-0.6B. Its strongest snippets are mixed: they peak on different tokens. It is featuredA neuron picked for the full treatment: steering outputs and a written explanation. About 3,000 of the 86,000 neurons are featured., so it has steering outputs.
What this neuron does
This neuron fires on physics and materials words about surfaces and electrons, such as 'photoelectric', 'work function', 'friction', 'lubric' (lubrication) and 'rake' in cutting tools. It is near zero or slightly negative on food and drug text. Turning it up or down did not clearly change the topic of the model's replies.
Written by Claude from this neuron's activations and steering outputs. Confidence: medium. Think it is wrong? Flag it (opens a prefilled issue on GitHub).
Fires most on
The text windows where this neuron's activationThe number a neuron produces for a token. Large positive means it fired hard; negative means it pushed the other way. was highest. Amber marks positive activation; the outlined tokenA piece of text the model reads at once: often a word, sometimes part of a word or a punctuation mark. is the peak. Hover a token for its strength.
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-Edmond Becquerel, the father of the guy who discovered radioactivity. This was followed in 1887 by the discovery of the photoelectric effect by Heinrich Hertz, an ethnically half-Jewish, half-G
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and come up with a solution that proves to be surprisingly effective. They have chosen the material Gadolinium, which has a special property: the so-called work function is very low. An electron can easily cross, out of the material an into
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of fractured rocks is mainly composed by two mechanisms: one is the anti-shear due to the interlocking of microasperities, the other is the anti-friction owing to the relative shear of macro waves on the fractured rock surfaces. The study
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shapes and holes during milling and can cut a variety of materials in several directions. The end mill is generally described as a positive shape or negative shape according to the rake angle of the tool bit.⏎In most cases, a positive shape with less cutting
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(light)⏎Graph that shows the amount of light absorbed at a number of wavelengths⏎Four parts of a spectrophotometer⏎Device that isolates a photoelectric tube⏎Standard curve limitations⏎Standard curve is specific to the pigment and its buffer
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Less Lubrication Of Vagina⏎A drop in the estrogen levels in the body during menopause may lead to the drying of the vaginal walls and hence less lubrication during sexual intercourse. During this time, you will also lose interest in sexual
SteeringAdding a push along a neuron while the model writes, to see how its output changes. Turning it up or down.
Push this neuron up or down while the model writes, and watch what changes. The outputs were generated ahead of time, so nothing runs in your browser.
Here is something I have been thinking about lately: If you want to create a story in the future, you would like to know how your characters would be like. However, what is the best place to start? The best place to start is... well, the future. So, if
Most negative on
Where the activation went furthest below zero. Blue marks negative activation. Many neurons mean something different in each direction.
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broth for a hearty and comforting soup that’s perfect for chilly days.⏎- Broccoli and quinoa stir-fry: Saute broccoli florets with cooked quinoa, garlic, ginger, and soy sauce for a protein-packed and satisfying meal.⏎
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hea, and E. coli or salmonella infection.⏎How to use⏎Use Ampicillin as directed by your doctor.⏎Take Ampicillin by mouth at least one-half hour before or 2 hours after eating.⏎Take Ampicillin with
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GI, such as white bread and white rice, cause a rapid increase in blood sugar levels. On the other side, foods with low GI, such as whole grains and sweet potato, are more slowly digested, causing a lower and gentler
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of pet food that is designed to meet dogs’ nutritional needs. It is usually made from ingredients such as meat, grains, vegetables, and fruits. Dog food may also contain vitamins, minerals, and
Connections
Show on mapWhich neuronsOne of thousands of tiny dials inside each layer. It reads the text so far and produces a number, its activation, that nudges what the model writes next. in earlier layersOne step in the stack the text passes through. Qwen3-0.6B has 28 layers, each with 3,072 neurons. feed this one, and which later ones it feeds. Amber links excite, blue links suppress; longer bars are stronger.
Fed by earlier layers
- L8:2335 weakly suppresses
- L7:3000 weakly suppresses
- L4:2519 weakly excites
- L7:2008 weakly suppresses
- L6:18 weakly excites
- L8:2925 weakly suppresses
- L5:919 weakly suppresses
- L1:951 weakly excites
- L6:1820 weakly excites
- L4:2736 weakly suppresses
- L2:1865 weakly suppresses
- L6:2538 weakly suppresses
- L8:180 weakly suppresses
- L1:1158 weakly excites
- L8:828 weakly suppresses
- L6:2952 weakly excites
- L7:1585 weakly suppresses
- L2:1854 weakly suppresses
- L8:1552 weakly suppresses
- L7:2289 weakly suppresses
- L6:85 weakly excites
- L5:245 weakly excites
- L6:2506 weakly suppresses
- L8:2706 weakly suppresses
Feeds later layers
- L10:361 suppresses
- L10:1818 weakly excites
- L10:1709 weakly excites
- L13:146 weakly excites
- L10:1595 weakly excites
- L12:263 weakly excites
- L24:2992 weakly suppresses
- L13:177 weakly suppresses
- L15:50 weakly excites
- L22:674 weakly excites
- L10:2214 weakly excites
- L11:2898 weakly suppresses
- L18:220 weakly excites
- L11:149 weakly excites
- L21:1483 weakly excites
- L14:391 weakly suppresses
- L20:1750 weakly excites
- L10:3068 weakly excites
- L25:2381 weakly excites
- L13:488 weakly excites
- L13:2669 weakly excites
- L19:2269 weakly suppresses
- L23:1627 weakly suppresses
- L18:387 weakly excites
Activation histogramA chart of how often a neuron takes each activation value.
How often this neuron fires at each strength. Almost always it does close to nothing (the tall bars in the middle); the snippets above are the rare moments it fired hard, amber for positive and blue for negative.
Logit lensReading which output tokens a neuron pushes toward or away from, straight off its output weights, before the later layers have their say.
The words this neuron nudges the model toward (amber) or away from (blue) when it fires. A hint, not a label: many neurons work through later layersOne step in the stack the text passes through. Qwen3-0.6B has 28 layers, each with 3,072 neurons. instead.
Promotes
- forcement
- 驴
- pin
- hesion
- _flags
- akh
- 丝
- flag
- 附
- Pin
Suppresses
- -analytics
- ROADCAST
- inality
- /query
- tragedy
- ARCH
- yans
- sitcom
- levision
- -analysis