The Quantal Architecture of Natural Systems

We are at a point now where the overall profile of Cosmic evolution is becoming discernible. In what follows, its broad outline is suggested. It is made as generic as possible, in order to encompass the processes of energy transformation from the birthing event of the cosmos to the present. To this effect, the paper is presented from the most general point of view, i.e. taking an energy stance, on the grounds that energy is the ultimate substrate of all there is. At the core of it are two distinguishable elements: the elementary processes of energy transformation that result in the emergence of new systems, and their modal character which governs their diversification.