Tetraframe: A Primer on the Theory of Existence

Why does anything exist at all?

Tetraframe is a theory of existence built from a single axiom — one mark, one distinction — from which everything else can be derived. This primer gives you the complete intellectual foundation in plain language, no physics degree required.

Inside this 15-page guide:

• The one axiom that starts everything (and why it's self-justifying)
• The Four Baselines — what every existing thing must do
• The Composite Coherence Index (CCI) — how to measure "how real" something is
• The Emergence Floor (CCI = 0.65) — the minimum for identity and consciousness
• The Hysteresis Constant (Sₜ = 2.68) — why the past leaves a permanent mark
• How Tetraframe connects to consciousness, physics, and Integrated Information Theory
• The live research programme and what comes next

Who this is for: Curious, intelligent readers who want the core ideas without wading through academic papers. Philosophers, scientists, meditators, and anyone who has ever sat with the question "why is there something rather than nothing?"

The full research series (Papers I–XVI) is published freely on ResearchGate. This primer is your entry point — where to start, what it means, and why it matters.

"The universe does not need a reason to exist. It needs only one thing: the possibility that something is different from nothing."