Unified Field Theory: The Great Filter as a Thermodynamic Inevitability of Civilizations

(1) 理論基礎 — 熵與文明的物理約束
We propose a novel interpretation of the Fermi Paradox’s “Great Filter” as a thermodynamic inevitability rather than a sociological or accidental catastrophe.
Within the ICCF (Information-Cognitive Compression Field) unified field framework, we model technological civilizations as local, open, dissipative structures dependent on extracting negentropy from their cosmic environment.
By deriving a quantitative “civilization entropy” model from the compression tensor formalism, we prove that the thermodynamic lifetime of a civilization is strictly shorter than the universe’s, as the accessible negentropy flow monotonically decreases with cosmic entropy growth.

(2) 數學建構 — 從社會現象到熵動力學方程
We formalize a civilization as a thermodynamic engine with an energetic compression source core and an integrated information entity (IIE) social structure.
The internal entropy production rate S˙internal and the extracted negentropy rate S˙extracted define its survival condition S˙extracted.
Through this lens, modern social phenomena such as “lying flat” (minimal action trajectory), “polarization” (dimensional collapse of societal degrees of freedom), and “class solidification” (gradient extinction) are identified as macroscopic thermodynamic symptoms accelerating internal entropy production and eroding structural gradients essential for work extraction.

(3) 預測與驗證策略 — 文明終局與生路
Two inevitable thermodynamic endpoints are derived:
(i) Civilizational Heat Death — a slow, irreversible regression to simpler, low-order states as negentropy input falls below the critical threshold.
(ii) Civilizational Big Rip — an abrupt decoherence into isolated individuals when trust, law, and cooperative “fundamental forces” collapse.
The only viable survival pathway is a dual strategy: exponential advancement of negentropy technologies (e.g., ICCF-based fusion) and creation of a gradient-sustaining society to circulate energy and resources efficiently.
These form a “double helix” of survival, each strand essential to reverse entropy’s arrow.