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Why Destruction Is Faster Than Creation - Entropicity
This article explores the asymmetry between the time required to increase versus decrease entropy, revealing that entropy-increasing processes such as destruction occur much faster than entropy-reducing processes like creation. Using both classical thermodynamics and the Theory of Entropicity (ToE), it explains how this asymmetry is a fundamental consequence of entropy acting as a real physical field. The article concludes that entropy governs the flow of time and constraints of structure across all systems—from the cosmos to consciousness. Here, once again, we bring to the fore the explanatory power of the Theory of Entropicity (ToE). It is on this basis therefore that this article explores the asymmetry between the time required to increase versus decrease entropy, revealing that entropy-increasing processes such as destruction occur much faster than entropy-reducing processes like creation.
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  • 15 Jul 2025
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Entropic Engineering and Entropic Safety: Theory of Entropicity
The Theory of Entropicity(ToE) proposes a radical shift in how entropy is understood—not as a statistical artifact, but as a dynamic, real field that governs the flow of time, structure, and interaction. This article develops two novel applied domains derived from this theory: Entropic Engineering and Entropic Safety. 
  • 350
  • 09 Sep 2025
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The No-Rush Theorem in Theory of Entropicity (ToE)
Here, we give a brief introduction to the No-Rush Theorem of the Theory of Entropicity (ToE), where we state that "Nature cannot be rushed," so that no interaction in nature can proceed instantaneously.
  • 348
  • 20 Jul 2025
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Contextual Validation of the Foundational Claims of ToE
Based on a comprehensive review of entropic gravity, emergent gravity, information geometry, and related fields, the claims of the Theory of Entropicity (ToE) cannot be dismissed without some context.  In this article, we briefly clarify the context in which the foundational claims of the Theory of Entropicity (ToE) have been made, for the avoidance of doubt.
  • 331
  • 07 Jul 2025
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Master Equation of the Theory of Entropicity (ToE)
This is an introductory material on the Master Entropic Equation of the Theory of Entropicity (ToE).
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  • 09 Jul 2025
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Verification of the Theory of Entropicity's Foundational Claims
This paper presents a comprehensive theory of quantum gravity based on the Entropic Force-Field Hypothesis (EFFH), wherein entropy is proposed as the fundamental force-field governing all interactions in nature. By introducing an Entropic Action, we derive field equations that are positioned towards unifying general relativity and quantum mechanics as emergent consequences of entropy-driven dynamics. This theory extends the thermodynamic interpretation of gravity, reinterprets black hole physics, and provides a novel resolution to the black hole information paradox. Furthermore, the entropic time limit (ETL) is introduced as a fundamental constraint on quantum interactions, distinct from the Planck time. The framework suggests testable predictions and empirical validations that can distinguish EFFH from existing theories such as string theory and loop quantum gravity. Here, we critique the claims of the Theory of Entropicity (ToE) and highlight its highpoints.
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  • 07 Jul 2025
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Speed of Light  from Theory of Entropicity
This review takes an open-minded stance towards John Onimisi Obidi’s“Derivation of Speed of Light (c) from the Theory of Entropicity (ToE),” assessing its intellectual ambition and methodological clarity rather than its publication status. It highlights the bold goal of explaining why c has its specific value and why it’s invariant, by unifying inputs from general relativity (G), quantum mechanics (ℏ), and thermodynamics/information theory (Boltzmann constant kB and entropy S). A key strength is the paper’s familiar, step-by-step theoretical structure: it posits a master entropic action, derives nonlinear field equations via least action, linearizes around a background to study small disturbances, identifies the characteristic propagation speed of “entropic waves,” and constructs an “Entropic Lorentz Group(ELG)” to argue for observer-independent c. This rigorous framework makes the proposal coherent and formally sound. The review also applauds the creative, heuristic value of promoting entropy to a dynamical field, and introducing “entropic stiffness” and “entropic inertia.” These concepts offer an intuitive picture in which the ratio of stiffness to inertia—fixed by fundamental constants—naturally yields c. The suggestion that c emerges from a balance of gravitational, quantum, and thermal forces is framed as an elegant, potentially deep origin for the constant. Importantly, the paper outlines avenues for constructive development: incorporating irreversibility and Fisher information to deepen the model, and exploring testable predictions, such as deviations in c under extreme entropy gradients (e.g., near black holes). Such possibilities move the theory toward falsifiability. In conclusion, while speculative, the work serves as a provocative conceptual catalyst, encouraging physicists to reconsider entropy’s possible dynamical role and potentially guiding future breakthroughs.
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  • 24 Jul 2025
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The Theory of Entropicity (ToE) Simply Explained Qualitatively
In this further investigation, we give some more qualitative explanations about the emerging Theory of Entropicity (ToE).
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  • 21 Jul 2025
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Theory of Entropicity (ToE) and SRE Diagnostics
The entry highlights the Theory of Entropicity (ToE)'s Self-Referential Entropy (SRE) heuristic framework with applicability in medical diagnostics and as a predictive tool.
  • 240
  • 09 Jul 2025
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Entropic Cost of Motion in Theory of Entropicity
In the Theory of Entropicity (ToE), the “entropic cost of motion” is the extra entropy a system must overcome or redistribute to move or change state within the universe’s entropy field. Unlike classical inertia, this cost arises from field-theoretic constraints embedded in spacetime, growing with velocity, energy, and informational complexity. Motion disturbs the surrounding entropy field and, under the No-Rush Theorem, can’t propagate changes faster than light. Accelerating reconfigures local entropy gradients, demanding work to realign field structures. As a system nears light speed, the entropic gradient steepens, making further acceleration prohibitively costly—hence massive objects can never reach c. Analogies liken the field to a viscous cosmic fluid or a series of toll gates where faster motion incurs higher “entropy drag.” Relativistic effects—time dilation and length contraction—emerge naturally as entropic field distortions: moving clocks slow because more entropy is committed to motion than internal processes, and lengths contract due to compressed entropy distributions. This reframes the invariant speed of light as the maximum rate of entropic rearrangement, offering a causal foundation for Einstein’s postulates. In weak, homogeneous fields, ToE reproduces standard relativistic kinematics while unifying thermodynamic irreversibility, quantum constraints, and relativistic motion. The Entropic Explanation of Relativity (EER) formalizes these effects as entropy field responses to motion-induced entropy redistribution, merging geometry and thermodynamics under one framework.
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  • 23 Jul 2025
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Theory of Entropicity Explains Einstein's Relativity Light Constancy
We have previously dwelt on how the Theory of Entropicity (ToE) explains why the speed of light is a constant (c) according to Einstein's beautiful and revolutionary Theory of Relativity (ToR). Here, we dive deeper into giving the core mechanism for this action in the Theory of Entropicity (ToE) [first formulated by John Onimisi Obidi that explains Einstein's constancy of the speed of light in his Theory of Relativity (ToR) - that is, we are providing a deeper version of ToE's explanation of the "why" behind the "what." Further Exploratory Insights of the Theory of Entropicity (ToE) Into Explaining the Constancy of the Speed of Light (c) in Einstein's Theory of Relativity (ToR).
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  • 21 Jul 2025
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Gravity from Newton and Einstein(in)(the)Theory of Entropicity(ToE)
We have thus far seen in all of the foregoing that the Theory of Entropicity (ToE) [first formulated and developed by John Onimisi Obidi] indeed advances a bold reimagining of gravitational dynamics by proposing that entropy, not spacetime geometry, is the fundamental source of physical interactions. In this section of the Treatise, we compare this framework against the most prominent precedents in entropic and gravitational theory—namely the classical gravitation of Newton, the geometric gravitation of Einstein, the entropic emergent gravity of Verlinde, and the thermodynamic gravity of Padmanabhan. While these frameworks offer powerful insights into the structure of gravity, they either treat entropy as derivative, statistical, or holographic, or anchor gravitational phenomena in spacetime curvature. We have seen that ToE radically departs from these traditions by promoting entropy to a fundamental, causal field with its own local dynamics, variational principles, and quantum excitations (entropions). This entropic field replaces the geometric curvature of General Relativity and the emergent statistical reasoning of Verlinde with a Lagrangian-based field theory governed by the Obidi Action and its corresponding Master Entropic Equation (MEE). In this submission, we have further detailed how ToE re-derives Einstein’s results—such as Mercury’s perihelion precession and the deflection of starlight—via an entropically modified Binet equation, without invoking curved spacetime. The result is not merely a reinterpretation of gravity, but a comprehensive replacement of its ontological and mathematical foundation. The originality of ToE lies in its systemic unification of entropy, force, time asymmetry, and quantum behavior, positioning entropy as the true source of constraint and curvature in nature. The current Chapter thus sets the stage for ToE’s broader implications in cosmology and black hole dynamics.
  • 186
  • 08 Aug 2025
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Prospects of The Evolving Theory of Entropicity (ToE)
The Theory of Entropicity (ToE) presents an ambitious and intriguing alternative to current fundamental physics theories, particularly General Relativity and Quantum Field Theory. Its prospects depend heavily on its ability to withstand rigorous scrutiny, make verifiable predictions, and gain acceptance within the broader scientific community. 
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  • 03 Jul 2025
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On David Sigtermans  and Obidi's Theory of Entropicity(ToE)
The application of thermodynamic principles, particularly entropy, to domains beyond physics has been a fertile area of interdisciplinary research. Two prominent frameworks that employ such principles are the Theory of Entropicity (ToE), a foundational hypothesis in physics and intelligence studies, and the Thermodynamic Electrochemical Quantum (TEQ) model, a financial market analysis tool developed by David Sigterman. While both utilize concepts of entropy and system evolution, they differ fundamentally in their scope, aims, and level of universality. This entry provides a comparative analysis, concluding that the Theory of Entropicity is the more extensive framework, serving as a potential meta-theory under which applied models like TEQ can be contextualized.
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  • 13 Oct 2025
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New Law of Probability and CPT in ToE
The Standard Model (SM) of particle physics and quantum field theory (QFT) have been extraordinarily successful in describing fundamental interactions. Yet, deep conceptual puzzles remain: Why does time have a preferred direction (the arrow of time) despite microscopic laws being time-symmetric? Why does nature permit tiny violations of combined charge-parity (CP) symmetry (as in kaon and B-meson decays) but otherwise uphold CPT symmetry almost perfectly? And how can the probabilistic wavefunction collapse in quantum mechanics be reconciled with deterministic evolution? These open questions hint that something fundamental may be missing in our understanding. The Theory of Entropicity (ToE), proposed by John Onimisi Obidi, is a novel theoretical framework aiming to resolve these issues by elevating entropy to a first-class principle in physics. In ToE, entropy is not merely a bookkeeping device for disorder; it is treated as a real, dynamical field permeating spacetime, one that enforces irreversibility and influences physical processes at all scales. This research explores how ToE reformulates QFT with entropy-constrained path integrals, introduces a new “law of probability” based on entropy redistribution, and predicts subtle violations of fundamental symmetries like CPT in the context of the SM. We will delve into the generalized Vuli–Ndlela Integral (GVNI) – an entropy-weighted path integral at the heart of ToE – and examine how CPT symmetry and CP-violating phenomena (the CKM phase and weak decay asymmetries) are reinterpreted when entropy takes center stage. Rigorous mathematical expressions for the key ToE constructs (entropy functionals, entropic action terms, selection rules) are presented, and we identify experimental signatures (from attosecond-scale quantum measurements to particle oscillation tests) that could distinguish ToE from both the Standard Model and other quantum gravity approaches. We also provide a comparative analysis of ToE alongside string theory, loop quantum gravity, and decoherence-based interpretations, highlighting differences in structure, predictions, and philosophical outlook.
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  • 17 Oct 2025
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Theory of Entropicity(ToE) On Geometry  and Space-Time Curvature
The Theory of Entropicity (ToE) redefines entropy from a measure of disorder into the fundamental field of existence — the invisible curvature that gives rise to motion, time, gravitation, and consciousness.By extending information geometry and uniting the α-connection of Amari–Čencov with the physical reality of entropy flow, ToE introduces the Entropic Metric Equation, where entropy becomes the true source of curvature, irreversibility, and evolution.It absorbs Tsallis’ and Rényi’s formulations as natural consequences of the same underlying α-curvature and connects thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, and relativity into a single, entropic law of being.This work summarizes the mathematical, physical, and philosophical implications of ToE, showing that entropy is not the shadow of physics — it is the light by which physics is seen.
  • 62
  • 15 Oct 2025
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Theory of Entropicity (ToE): Path To Unification of Physics
This paper presents the Theory of Entropicity (ToE) by John Onimisi Obidi, a groundbreaking framework that redefines entropy not as a byproduct of disorder, but as the fundamental field of existence—the dynamic fabric from which space, time, motion, information, and matter arise. Just as Einstein elevated the speed of light to a universal constant, ToE elevates entropy to a universal field that governs all physical processes.
  • 51
  • 27 Oct 2025
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Decisive Entropic Leap in Theory of Entropicity (ToE)
There is a moment in every major scientific breakthrough when a pattern becomes impossible to ignore. The signs hover in the background for decades, and sometimes even centuries, scattered across different fields, whispered by different thinkers, yet the full picture remains invisible until someone steps back far enough to see how all the threads connect. My decision to elevate entropy to the status of a fundamental field did not arise from a vacuum. It grew from very specific intellectual signals (both historical and philosophical) — signals that, once integrated, became impossible to dismiss.
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  • 19 Nov 2025
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