Fractal Energy Theory: Informational Fractals as the Origin of Energy, Spacetime and Observers

This preprint introduces Fractal Energy Theory (FET), a theoretical framework proposing that energy, spacetime, physical laws, and consciousness emerge from recursive informational asymmetry. According to FET, the Universe originates from a minimal informational distinction that amplifies itself fractally, producing self-organization on all physical and biological scales. In this model, energy corresponds to informational imbalance, time corresponds to recursion depth, and space corresponds to adjacency between fractal states. Quantization, cosmological expansion, entropy growth, and conscious branch-selection arise as emergent properties of fractal stability and phase transitions of informational flow. The manuscript outlines the mathematical intuition behind the model, its predicted physical implications, and testable consequences across cosmology, quantum foundations, complex systems, and the evolution of observers.