Energy gives Information persistence. Information gives Energy purpose.
Energy and Information are the only fundamental properties. Their gradient—the tension between them—determines what becomes coherent, structured, observable.
Below the threshold of discernibility, reality doesn't vanish. It simply hasn't resolved yet.
An interactive visualization of the discernibility gradient—from black holes (maximum coherence) to cosmic voids (threshold of structure). Not a map of space, but a map of where space exists.
Enter the Gradient →The Qrel mapping places every environment—from cosmic voids to semiconductors—on a single continuum derived from first principles. Where you sit on this curve determines how energy and information interact locally.
The 101 curve: Cosmic voids (left) through intergalactic medium, vacuum, atmosphere, liquids, glass, crystals, to semiconductors (right). Normalized effective speed of information flow (crel) decreases with increasing density.
Gravity, light, nuclear forces, the emergence of life—all expressions of the same underlying dynamic. Not separate phenomena requiring separate explanations.
Resolves the vacuum energy catastrophe. Aligns Hubble constant measurements. Explains galactic rotation curves without invoking dark matter.
Detects structural failure before it becomes visible. Reveals subsurface features from surface signatures alone. Monitors processes in real-time.
The same ΔEi metric reveals structure across radically different physical systems.
The core axiom in plain language. Energy, Information, and the gradient between them.
Start here →What follows: cosmology, light behavior, the thermodynamic ratchet, origin of structure.
Explore →Practical applications in NDT, welding analysis, materials science, and beyond.
See applications →The formal 9 Laws framework, preprints, simulation code, and OSF publications.
View papers →Crawford's Postulate is under active development. If you work in physics, materials science, NDT, or origin-of-life research and see something here—reach out.
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