𝒲ℰσ̄; The Minimal Physical Core
publishedconceptual𝒲ℰσ̄ presents a physically constrained meta-framework for structural persistence that defines three canonical quantities—adaptive potential (ℰ), basin stability (σ̄), and counterfactual weight (𝒲)—and a diagnostic Γ = (ℰ·σ̄/𝒲)^(1/3) to quantify persistence per maintenance cost. The framework pairs formal definitions and theorems with a domain gate for admissibility, operational proxies (C, ℰ̂, σ̂), practical validators (including synthetic validation across 1000+ ecosystems, Spearman ρ = 0.89), and applications ranging from ecology and economics to a cosmological measure for observers.
Published 4/10/20260 papers
