symmetry

Symmetry is fundamental to physics. The Standard Model of particle physics is based on the concept of symmetry: the behaviour of particles is a direct consequence of the symmetries they posess (or lack, depending on which way you look at it). General Relativity is founded on notions of symmetry. As proved by Emmy Noether, all conservation laws - the conservation of energy, the conservation of momentum, and the conservation of angular momentum, to name a few - are the expression of underlying symmetries.

Elementary particles are the persistent perturbations of space quantum systems, but are more than the sum of these perturbations

The primary phenomena we are concerned with in the domain of physics are very basic: space, particles, non-locality, gravity,  motion and the fact that symmetry is a good signpost for understanding the universe. For each of these phenomena, QO has an explanation that differs substantially from that of mainstream science.

Symmetry derives from the way in which natural order quanta are produced. It is ontic, and has nothing to do with energy loss.