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February 2, 2026Open Access

EMT Appendix VI The Constitutive Basis of Material Persistence: Implications for Temporal Irreversibility and Entropy Production

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This document explores the link between structural persistence and entropy production in solid-state systems through a new hypothesis.
Theoretical exploration of the Entropic Mutation Theory (EMT).
Investigation of high lattice coherence systems like diamond.
Analysis of Raman linewidth anomalies at low temperatures (4K).
Proposes that material stability is a dynamic process rather than static.
Suggests anomalies in Raman linewidths may indicate structural identity costs.
Links the concept of the 'arrow of time' to material persistence in solid-state systems.

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This document describes a scientific hypothesis regarding the possible relationship between structural persistence and entropy production in solid-state systems. Within the proposed Entropic Mutation Theory (EMT), it is postulated that material stability might not be a static state but a high-frequency recursive process (f ≈ 10¹3 Hz). It is suggested that the "arrow of time" could be interpreted as a physical emergence of Material Persistence. The present work focuses on a specific prediction: systems with high lattice coherence (e. g. , diamond) might exhibit anomalies in Raman linewidths at 4K, which would suggest the presence of an "Update Residue" or a dissipative cost linked to structural identity.

EMT Appendix VI The Constitutive Basis of Material Persistence: Implications for Temporal Irreversibility and Entropy Production

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