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This research aims to develop a framework for understanding cosmic evolution through the lens of information theory.

June 3, 2026Open Access

Primary Effort Theory (P.E.T.) and the Frustration Integral in a Zero-Energy Universe

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This research aims to develop a framework for understanding cosmic evolution through the lens of information theory.
Introduced the Primary Effort Theory (P.E.T.) for cyclic cosmology.
Analyzed the impact of accelerated cosmic expansion on information density.
Explored the implications of a non-local unitary event on cosmic entropy.
Proposed that accelerated expansion decays macroscopic correlation while preserving global information density.
Identified a topological saturation condition at the Bekenstein bound necessitating a unitary reset.
Reconceptualized the Heat Death as a transition phase, not an endpoint, leading to renewed cosmic activity.

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Abstract "When Nothing Interacts, Everything Persists" This paper introduces Primary Effort Theory (P.E.T.), an information-theoretic framework for cycliccosmology. I propose that accelerated cosmic expansion causes a decay in macroscopic correlationwhile conserving total global information density. As mutual information between causally isolatedhorizons drives toward zero, it triggers a topological saturation at the Bekenstein bound. This stateof maximum latent tension necessitates a non-local unitary erasure event (the unitary reset) whichresets cosmic entropy to zero. Consequently, the so-called "Heat Death" is not an absolute end but asymmetrical, recursive transition phase that initiates a renewed inflationary Big Bang. The theoryprovides a solution to the Tolman paradox in cyclic cosmology while rejecting absolute nothingnessin favour of diluted something: effort without clarity, potential without performance.

Primary Effort Theory (P.E.T.) and the Frustration Integral in a Zero-Energy Universe

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