Coherence under constraint
within the ever-changing, forever now
Dynamic Present Theory (DPΦ) demonstrates that existence is an
irreversible process of Continuous Present Actualization (CPA). Real-
ity is the continuous unfolding of potential into actuality, governed by
a singular efficiency imperative: the Principle of Minimal Actualization
Cost (PMAC). From this foundational axiom, which states that CPA
intrinsically actualizes efficiently, the framework derives what standard
models only postulate: the arrow of time, inertia, the equivalence prin-
ciple, and the cosmological constant. The theory is validated across
three distinct substrates, confirming that the physics of actualization
is scale-invariant. In condensed matter, the CPA + C Rate Law re-
covers the Vogel-Fulcher-Tammann (VFT) equation for glass dynamics
(R2 > 0.99); in artificial intelligence, it predicts coherence scaling in
large language models (r = 0.957); and in cosmology, it resolves the
Hubble tension (> 10σ) and derives the cosmological constant without
fine-tuning (4.6σ preference over ΛCDM). These distinct phenomena are
unified under a single governing law. Although the physical substrates
differ, the logic of actualization is invariant. In DPΦ, reality is a process
of continuous renewal. With each instance, what can be becomes what
is.