The Ontology of Inverse Entropy: Order Creation as Constraint Formation

Entropy increases. Yet life, cognition, and civilization persistently create order. What is the fundamental nature of this order creation? In Energy-Efficiency Theory (EET), the answer is rooted in the same mechanism that drives entropy increase: constraint transitions. Entropy increase is the spontaneous meltdown of constraints ($E_b^{\mathrm{melt}}$ crossed). Inverse entropy—order creation—is the active formation of new constraints ($E_b^{\mathrm{form}}$ crossed) through the investment of free-state energy. This paper develops the ontology of inverse entropy from the generative foundations of EET Core Rules v5.0. We define inverse entropy $\dot{S}_{\mathrm{inv}}$ as the rate of constraint formation, driven…