The Hypothesis of the Unified Matrix of the Universe

Abstract

The study is devoted to the development and substantiation of the hypothesis of the Unified Matrix of the Universe, which postulates the existence of a universal morphogenetic principle governing the self-organisation of natural and cosmic systems. According to this hypothesis, the evolution of matter obeys a single “Matrix” code manifested in forms and processes at all levels of organisation — from molecular structures and biological organisms to geophysical and astrophysical systems. The relevance of the work is determined by the need to integrate scientific and philosophical models of self-organisation, which are currently studied in isolation. Contemporary theories — synergetics, fractal geometry, and reaction-diffusion models — demonstrate similar regularities of order emerging from chaos, yet they do not explain their universality. The Matrix hypothesis proposes a unified metatheoretical language for describing these processes, thus contributing to overcoming the fragmentation of modern scientific knowledge. The novelty of the study lies in the formulation of a universal morphogenetic principle uniting Turing’s model, Mandelbrot’s fractal concept, the mechanical theory of tensegrity, and the philosophy of biological relativity. For the first time, these approaches are considered as various manifestations of a single structural logic operating across all scales of being. The subject of the study comprises processes of self-organisation and morphogenesis in natural, biological, and cosmic systems, while the object consists of universal morphogenetic invariants: symmetry, self-similarity, and fractality. The study aims to substantiate the existence of a single morphogenetic law ensuring the recurrence of forms and the stability of the Universe’s structure. To achieve this purpose, a complex of methods has been applied: systems and structural-functional analysis to identify hierarchies of self-organisation; modelling and a mathematical-symbolic approach to formalise universal regularities; the dialectical method to analyse the oppositions of symmetry and asymmetry; synergetic and fractal analysis to describe nonlinear processes of development; and hermeneutic and phenomenological approaches for the philosophical interpretation of the concepts of form and wholeness. The main content of the study covers three key areas. Firstly, Turing’s model of morphogenesis is analysed, explaining the transition from homogeneity to structural order as a result of the interaction between an activator and an inhibitor. Secondly, the phenomenon of fractal self-organisation is revealed, demonstrating that the principles of self-similarity and scale invariance are universal across all levels of matter. Thirdly, a holistic interpretation of morphogenesis is presented, integrating the mechanical, geometrical, and bioelectrical aspects of form formation. Collectively, these results confirm the existence of underlying regularities linking the micro-, meso-, and macro-levels of matter into a single structural system. As a result, a universal morphogenetic scheme has been substantiated, in which the process of development is described as a transition from a symmetric “circle-seed” state to a multilevel structure of “leaf-like unfolding”. The hypothesis has been confirmed through the analysis of reaction-diffusion, fractal, and mechanochemical models, as well as by interdisciplinary comparisons of biological, geophysical, and cosmological data. In conclusion, it is argued that the hypothesis of the Unified Matrix of the Universe forms a new paradigm of holistic morphogenesis, integrating the natural and human sciences. Its further development is associated with numerical modelling, morphometric and fractal analysis, and the philosophical integration of the concepts of symmetry, self-organisation, and form within the framework of a general metatheory of the morphology of being.