Applying Photon-Membrane & Equilibrium Singularity Theory to Civilizational Survival, Economics, and Human Flourishing
Officially Archived on Zenodo: 10.5281/zenodo.18102648Permanent Scientific Record • DOI Assigned • Open Access
We are living through what systems theorists call a "phase transition" - a period where our current civilizational model is hitting fundamental geometric limits. Climate disruption, geopolitical fractures, and economic instability are not isolated problems but symptoms of a deeper, structural flaw in our operating logic.
PMES Theory reveals this flaw is geometric in nature. The same principles that determine whether a particle exists as a stable resonance in space B determine whether a civilization survives or collapses in space A.
| PATH A: Current Trajectory | PATH B: PMES Alignment |
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Short-term optimization Quarterly profits, election cycles, immediate gratification |
Infinite-time optimization Planning for centuries, preserving options, legacy thinking |
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Zero-sum competition "Winning" by making others lose, blocking competitors |
Non-zero-sum co-evolution "Winning" by letting others live, learning from diversity |
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Externalized costs Environmental degradation, social inequality as "externalities" |
Full-cost accounting All systemic costs internalized in decision-making |
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Result: High-probability collapse >70% chance of systemic unraveling in 50-150 years |
Result: Civilization Type I → II Pathway to sustainable planetary civilization |
PMES Theory isn't just physics—it's a navigation system for the 21st century. We have the geometric blueprint for survival. The question is whether we'll use it.
The PMES Future Project is an open research initiative exploring the implications of PMES Theory for civilization-scale challenges. We operate on the principle that the deepest physical laws must inform our survival strategy.
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