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A theoretical derivation based on physical laws proposes that the heart must be at the geometric center, pulsate, pace autonomously, and decline in maximum rate linearly with age.
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Theoretical derivation
Theoretical derivation of cardiac properties; leaves open empirical validation and clinical translation.
This paper is Theorem One—an independent verification, on the heart, of the physical derivation for carbon-based life presented in The Physical Laws of Life's Origin (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19661966). Proceeding from Neutralization Destiny and Ohm's law, it independently derives that the heart must be at the geometric center, must pulsate, must pace autonomously, must differentiate arteries from veins, and must decline in maximum rate linearly with age. These deductions agree with nine core facts of cardiac physiology and three classes of independent evidence. This paper forms a symmetric pair with Theorem Two (the brain as the densest low-resistance pathway network): the heart is the contingency shield (locking the lower bound of evolution), the brain is the contingency catcher (pioneering the upper bound).
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Menggang Yu (2026) studied this question. A theoretical derivation based on physical laws proposes that the heart must be at the geometric center, pulsate, pace autonomously, and decline in maximum rate linearly with age.
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