exigeons

Exigeons are a fictional class of energy-based agents described in speculative physics and science fiction. They are defined by constraint-driven interactions, exchanging energy and information only when certain conditions are met. The name is derived from the sense of demand or exigency that regulates their activity.

In these renderings, exigeons have no organic components and possess little or no mass, existing as localized energy configurations or field quanta that can respond to stimuli. They process information through modulation of energy states and can form loose networks with other exigeons to perform collective tasks.

Habitat and lifecycle: they inhabit hypothetical high-energy environments or computational substrates where energy is abundant. Reproduction or replication occurs through field entanglement or energy-based copying, rather than biological reproduction; lifecycles are short when resources are scarce.

Cognitive and social aspects: Exigeons exhibit problem-solving capabilities constrained by energy costs and system architecture. They favor efficient energy use and tend to organize into dynamic, ad hoc coalitions to accomplish tasks that would be intractable for a single agent.

In culture and theory: the concept is used in thought experiments to explore information theory, resource constraints, and the possibilities of non-biological agency. It has appeared in science fiction narratives and in discussions about energy-based information processing.