Energy-Efficiency Theory (EET): Axioms and Core Concepts

Theory Objective: Energy-Efficiency Theory (EET) aims to provide a unified, first-principles ontology for understanding the operation and evolution of systems across all scales—from physical particles, to biological organisms, to human cognition, and to civilization itself. Grounded in the single premise that energy is the sole ontology, EET reconstructs foundational concepts (energy dualism, constraint, energy-efficiency regulator, inverse entropy, Xu-Shi, etc.) and demonstrates that all persistent systems—whether atomic, living, cognitive, or civilizational—follow the same universal logic: they maintain steady states through dynamic competition between energy storage and release, governed by the principle of optimal energy-efficiency. By unifying physics, biology, cognitive science, and social sciences under a common energy-ontological framework, EET offers a coherent language for cross-disciplinary dialogue and provides testable predictions for empirical research across domains. The theory further introduces the concept of civilization force—the accumulation of inverse entropy over time—as a quantitative measure of humanity's capacity to create and sustain order against the natural tendency of entropy increase. This document establishes the official foundational specification for Energy-Efficiency Theory (EET). It defines the three axioms (Energy Monism, Constraint-Persistence Equivalence, Optimal Energy-Efficiency Evolution), all core concepts, cross-level transmission rules, falsifiability benchmarks, and connections to existing scholarly traditions. The framework unifies concepts across physical, biological, and social layers, providing a consistent foundation for all subsequent EET work. This is the "constitution" of the EET theoretical system.