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The Law of Stratified Inclusion (PSIE): A Universal Principle for Multiscale Stability Bogdan Stancu (23957991) Other earth sciences not elsewhere classified Law -- Terminology <p dir="ltr">We propose the Principle of Stratified Inclusive Evolution (PSIE), a universal framework governing multiscale stability in complex systems: long-term persistence requires that each hierarchical layer $n+1$ integrates the functional integrity of prior layers $1 \dots n$ without destructive interference. We formalize this via the inclusion flux $J_{n+1 \to n}$ and introduce the Stratified Dissolution Index (SDI) as an information-theoretic proxy for systemic failure: $SDI = 1 - \frac{I(X_{1 \dots n}; X_{n+1})}{H(X_{n+1})}$. We empirically validate PSIE across seven diverse domains: metabolic decoupling in HeLa cancer lines ($SDI = 0.82$), decision-making deficits under VMPFC lesions ($SDI = 0.64$), derivative expansion relative to real GDP in the 2008 financial crisis ($SDI = 0.73$), neural pattern inheritance during \textit{Manduca sexta} metamorphosis ($\eta = 0.98$), reward-hacking collapse in RLHF-aligned language models ($SDI = 0.79$), carbon-cycle disruption during the Permian-Triassic extinction ($SDI = 0.71$), and cortical-limbic reintegration via MBSR therapy ($SDI$ reduction from $0.58 \to 0.31$). A 200$\times$200 agent-based spatial lattice model confirms a critical inheritance threshold ($\eta > 0.8$) for macro-coherence. When $SDI \to 1$, systems undergo "ontological cancer" by erasing their evolutionary substrates. Code available at: \url{https://github.com/bogdanstancu/psie-agent-model-v1}.</p> 2026-09-11T18:41:09Z Dataset Dataset 10.6084/m9.figshare.32389911.v8 https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/The_Law_of_Stratified_Inclusion_PSIE_A_Universal_Principle_for_Multiscale_Stability/32389911 CC BY 4.0