# dominium-physics > Deterministic 6-phase tick for [dominium](../README.md). Each `tick()` runs 6 phases in fixed order: 1. **Diffusion** of layers (`materia`, `psique`, `poder`). 2. **Exponential decay** per layer. 3. **Endogenous ψ↔action coupling** (Phase A): the `psique` field modulates agent decision bias, and agent action injects back into `psique`. 4. **Concepts**: active emitters inject/drain layers based on their radius + mods. 5. **Agents**: decision + execution of the 6 atomic actions. 6. **Invariants**: final validation (mass conserved, non-negative layers). ## API ```rust use dominium_physics::tick; tick(&mut world); ``` ## Deps - [`dominium-core`](../dominium-core/README.md) - `libm`