Atomisia

Atomisia is a fictional theoretical framework used in speculative physics and science fiction to describe how atomic-scale interactions can give rise to emergent macroscopic properties in materials. The term blends the word atom with a suffix common in invented disciplines, signaling a field that seeks to formalize connections between microscopic structure and bulk behavior.

In the conceptual account, atomisia posits atoms forming a dynamic network where energy, momentum, and information flow along interaction channels. The theory emphasizes scale coupling, with mesoscale patterns mediating diffusion, conductivity, and phase transitions. Proponents describe an atomistic landscape that dictates feasible material states, and a contextual layer that alters behavior depending on temperature, pressure, or external fields.

Atomisia originated in 21st-century speculative literature and has appeared as a conceptual tool in thought experiments about nanomaterials and the quantum–classical boundary. The framework is not grounded in experimentally verified science and has no established experimental protocols. Critics argue that, as a fictional construct, it risks conflating narrative devices with testable science, while supporters see it as a useful metaphor for emergence and multiscale design.

In fiction and teaching contexts, atomisia is sometimes invoked to illustrate how local interactions can generate unexpected macroscopic properties, and to motivate discussions about modeling approaches in nanophysics and materials science.

See also: emergentism, nanophysics, complex systems, speculative science.