The universe does not “cost” anything to exist because it is a Zero-Energy Manifold.
- The Energy Balance: In physics, matter and radiation possess positive energy $$E = mc^2$$ while the gravitational field possesses negative energy.
- The Self-Financing System: When these two values are added together, they cancel each other out to a total of exactly zero.
- The Sovereign Necessity: For the universe to be a Necessary Universe, it must be non-dependent. If its total energy were greater than zero, it would require a “source” outside itself, but as a zero-sum system, it is its own sovereign financier.