Reality actively chooses which complex structures can exist
Physical laws eliminate impossible configurations before they can form, narrowing the space of potential structures.
Only structures that can be assembled from available components survive the construction process.
Time constraints eliminate structures that take too long to assemble or are too unstable to persist.
Information and energy flow requirements determine which complex patterns can maintain themselves.
The visualization shows how constraints push down on the possibility space over time. Each particle represents a potential structure, colored by its assembly index (green = simple, red = complex).
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The Four Universal Constraints:
Notice how structures with higher assembly indices (redder particles) are more affected by constraints, while simpler structures (greener particles) can more easily pass through the filters.
Watch how the universe selects viable structures: