This experiment introduces a minimal energy asymmetry affecting a single entity in the system, without modifying global rules or introducing coordination or objectives.
All other entities remain strictly identical. The asymmetry is local, weak, and static.
As long as the asymmetry remains weak, the system absorbs the difference without major divergence. Differentiation appears, but remains bounded and stable.
Beyond a certain threshold, one trajectory detaches durably, without explosion or global instability.
Energy differentiation is neither a reward nor a selection mechanism. It emerges when asymmetry exceeds the structural absorption capacity of the system.