The Law of W Across Scales: From Biological Relativity to the Geometry of Human Return — E8 Intelligence Research
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: This conceptual note proposes the Law of W, a cross-scale Form-Law for systems under psychological or biological burden. It states that long-term outcomes are primarily a function of the ratio between effective Relational Regulatory Capacity (W_eff) and burden (B), generalising Denis Noble's biological relativity to human development, trauma, organisations and societies. The paper introduces a minimal geometric model on the –1/0/+1 axis and formulates testable hypotheses from DNA repair and social buffering to complex trauma care, institutional resilience and democratic stability. Source: https://openalex.org/W7108076581 (arXiv:OA-W7108076581) Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com
Author: Caldin, Andrew Stewart
Language: English
Topic: Complex Systems and Dynamics
Subfield: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7225412793