Hybrid Process Ecology (HPE): The Systemic-Layer Extension of the Phase-Structural Reality Theory (PSRT)

This paper extends the previous Phase-Structural Reality Theory (PSRT) works—which established the quantum–informational–systemic foundations of universal connectedness and a unified phase ontology—by formally developing the systemic and ecological dimensions that were only sketched but not elaborated in earlier papers. To fill this gap, the paper introduces Hybrid Process Ecology (HPE) as the systemic-layer extension of PSRT. HPE interprets ecological, social, and technological networks as hybrid phase-structured processes that co-evolve through feedback loops, critical thresholds, and phase transitions. Under this framework, modern planetary systems—including the biosphere, economy, culture, and AI-driven technosphere—are modeled as interconnected phase ecologies whose dynamics exhibit universal topological isomorphism with physical and cognitive systems. This extends PSRT’s monistic phase ontology into the practical domain of Earth’s technosphere–biosphere complex, showing how hybrid human–machine–ecological processes constitute a single evolving phase field. HPE thereby provides (1) a unified ecological interpretation of PSRT’s systemic layer, (2) a structural account of socio-technological evolution, and (3) a conceptual bridge between phase-ontological metaphysics and applied systems theory. As such, it represents the next developmental stage of PSRT and establishes the foundation for future research on civilizational phase dynamics, sustainable technosphere design, and AI-ecology coevolution.