Primary Effort Theory (P.E.T.) and the Frustration Integral in a Zero-Energy Universe

"When Nothing Interacts, Everything Persists" Abstract This paper introduces Primary Effort Theory (P.E.T.), an information-theoretic framework for cyclic cosmology. I propose that accelerated cosmic expansion causes a decay in macroscopic correlation while conserving total global information density. As mutual information between causally isolated horizons drives toward zero, it triggers a topological saturation at the Bekenstein bound. This state of maximum latent tension necessitates a non-local unitary erasure event (the unitary reset) which resets cosmic entropy to zero. Consequently, the so-called "Heat Death" is not an absolute end but a symmetrical, recursive transition phase that initiates a renewed inflationary Big Bang. The theory provides a solution to the Tolman paradox in cyclic cosmology while rejecting absolute nothingness in favour of diluted something: effort without clarity, potential without performance