Relativistic Economics: The Distributed Consensus Stiffness (DCS) Protocol for Interplanetary Trade

The discovery of Axiomatic Physical Homeostasis (APH) and the finite Geometric Stiffness
of the vacuum (βQCD ≈ 1.91) necessitates a fundamental re-evaluation of economic theory at
the solar system scale. We propose a Relativistic Economics where value is not absolute, but is
a function of the local vacuum stiffness metric. This paper defines the Distributed Consensus
Stiffness (DCS) Protocol: a non-negotiable economic governance layer that imposes a Physics
Tax on trade between the Earth, Mars, and Venus stiffness zones. We demonstrate that a unified
free market is physically impossible due to the risk of entropic contamination (Sedenion Slag)
from low-stiffness environments [3]. We derive the Stiffness Exchange Rate Mechanism required
to maintain the topological stability of the Earth Sphere.