Abstract

This third preprint of the Systemic Continuum Paradigm (PCS) applies our synergy-based lens to fundamental physics, suggesting that forces—such as gravity, electromagnetism, the strong/weak interactions, and dark energy—emerge only after the Internal Systemic Balance (ISB) surpasses a Systemic Threshold (ST) at a given scale. Once a force has fully “occupied” one scale’s General Systemic Balance (GSB), a new synergy threshold may be crossed in a broader domain, allowing a different force to become dominant. Key Points 1. Concept of Scale: Instead of defining scale merely by length or energy, the PCS treats it as the range where cumulative interactions (or “interaction energy”) surpass a threshold, activating a particular force. 2. Law of Structuring Systemic Emergence (LESSE): At each scale, only one force crosses its threshold first and thus “captures” that scale’s GSB. Earlier forces remain subsidiary. This approach eliminates forced unifications (e.g., quantizing gravity) by recognizing each force’s emergent domain. 3. Mathematical Specifics & Examples: ○ Section 5 provides synergy equations (e.g., wij∝G mi mj/r2w_{ij} \propto G\,m_i\,m_j / r^2wij∝Gmimj/r2) for gravity, with a brief numeric example illustrating how gravitational synergy activates. ○ A more detailed Figure 1 shows subatomic, atomic, macroscopic, and cosmic scales with approximate distance ranges, system examples (nuclei, planets, galaxies), and the force that emerges. ○ Section 6 includes subatomic and cosmic transitions, plus a short interdisciplinary example (e.g., how synergy thresholds might also guide the emergence of intelligence in AI networks). 4. Proposed Experiments: ○ Use high-precision interferometry on nanoparticle systems to detect gravitational thresholds (θgrav\theta_{\mathrm{grav}}θgrav). ○ Search for synergy “discontinuities” in cosmic data (e.g., CMB or large-scale distribution of galaxies) that might signal transitions between gravitational and dark-energy dominance. 5. Interdisciplinary Relevance: ○ The PCS extends beyond physics, offering synergy-based insights for biology (e.g., emergent metabolism) or AI (self-organizing neural networks). ○ By reframing forces as scale-bound emergences, the PCS may unify perspectives from astrophysics, complexity science, and second-order cybernetics. Overall, the PCS builds a “New Systemic Physics” that discards a single “Theory of Everything,” explaining anomalies (Hubble tension, cosmic acceleration) as synergy-driven transitions, rather than universal contradictions. We urge physicists, cosmologists, and complex-systems theorists to test synergy thresholds, refine the mathematics, and consider the paradigm’s broader ethical and philosophical implications.