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| author | Whittaker, Andrew P. |
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| contents | <p>This work introduces the <em>Universal Attractor Hypothesis</em>, a unifying framework for physical structure and emergence across scales. The theory proposes that stable, self-organized configurations arise within an intermediate-entropy attractor defined by the interplay of local energy minimization, global constraints, entropy bounds, and stability criteria. The manuscript formulates this mechanism mathematically and demonstrates its relevance from quantum systems to cosmology.</p> |
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| publishDate | 2025 |
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| spellingShingle | A Universal Attractor Hypothesis for Physical Structure and Emergence Whittaker, Andrew P. universal attractor emergence structure formation intermediate entropy constrained optimization variational principles non-equilibrium systems mathematical physics complex systems metastability cross-scale dynamics entropy and stability physical universality nonlinear systems <p>This work introduces the <em>Universal Attractor Hypothesis</em>, a unifying framework for physical structure and emergence across scales. The theory proposes that stable, self-organized configurations arise within an intermediate-entropy attractor defined by the interplay of local energy minimization, global constraints, entropy bounds, and stability criteria. The manuscript formulates this mechanism mathematically and demonstrates its relevance from quantum systems to cosmology.</p> |
| title | A Universal Attractor Hypothesis for Physical Structure and Emergence |
| topic | universal attractor emergence structure formation intermediate entropy constrained optimization variational principles non-equilibrium systems mathematical physics complex systems metastability cross-scale dynamics entropy and stability physical universality nonlinear systems |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17807807 |