Law of Minimal Ontological Load (MOL) Whitepaper v1.0 - English Version

The Law of Minimal Ontological Load (MOL) is formulated as a universal principle determining the direction of self-organization of systems of any nature. According to MOL, any stable system tends to a state where the aggregate ontological load of its description is minimal while maintaining sufficient level of informational integrity. Formally: E* = argmin O(ℰ) subject to ℐ ≥ ℐ_min This document systematizes the basic meta-principles of MOL, generalizes their manifestations in various fields (physics, biology, cognitive and social systems) and defines directions for further research. The document introduces the Periodic Table of MOL Meta-Principles - a system of 11 universal principles organized by fundamental aspects of reality: Dynamics, Structure, Information, and Time/Symmetry. --- TRANSLATION NOTEThis is the official English translation of the original Russian whitepaper (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17422128). The theoretical content, mathematical formalism, and empirical evidence are identical across both versions. Project RepositoryFull documentation, source code, and additional materials: https://github.com/Singular-MOL/mol-foundation ContactThe MOL Foundation: [email protected] COMPLETE MOL FRAMEWORK This work is part of the comprehensive research on the Law of Minimal Ontological Load. The complete system includes: • Philosophical Foundations (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17438159) • Mathematical Formalization (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17438280) • Periodic Table of Meta-Principles (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17422129) • Core Whitepaper (this document) --- RUSSIAN VERSION AVAILABLEДля русскоязычной версии см.: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17422128