""" CONVERGENCE TEST: QUADRATIC ENERGY FORMULA vs FIBONACCI COMPRESSION ================================================================================ Date: 2026-04-03 Author: Jonathan Shelton (theory), Claude (computation) Status: CRITICAL VALIDATION Two independent derivation paths: PATH 1 (Paper 1, empirical): log₁₀(E/eV) = 0.1964 d² + 8.0932 d - 20.0373 Fit from 3 measured boundary energies: d=2: 0.86 meV (He superfluid transition) d=3: 1.022 MeV (pair production threshold) d=4: 3.0 PeV (cosmic ray proton knee) PATH 2 (this session, derived): c_D = Budget(D) × v_write Budget(D) = Fibonacci sum at dimension D v_write = c/8 (constant frame-writing speed) Cascade: f_floor(D+1) = f_max(D) Overflow at percolation threshold φ_c ≈ 0.29 QUESTION: Do they produce the same numbers? ================================================================================ """ import numpy as np phi = (1 + np.sqrt(5)) / 2 c_light = 2.998e8 # m/s h_planck = 6.626e-34 # J·s eV = 1.602e-19 # J per eV print("=" * 70) print("PATH 1: QUADRATIC EQUATION (empirical, Paper 1)") print("=" * 70) def E_quadratic(d): """Paper 1 energy boundary formula""" log_E = 0.1964 * d**2 + 8.0932 * d - 20.0373 return 10**log_E # in eV print("\nDimensional boundary energies:") for d in range(1, 8): E = E_quadratic(d) log_E = np.log10(E) units = "eV" E_display = E if E < 1e-3: E_display = E * 1e6 units = "μeV" elif E < 1: E_display = E * 1e3 units = "meV" elif E > 1e15: E_display = E / 1e15 units = "PeV" elif E > 1e12: E_display = E / 1e12 units = "TeV" elif E > 1e9: E_display = E / 1e9 units = "GeV" elif E > 1e6: E_display = E / 1e6 units = "MeV" elif E > 1e3: E_display = E / 1e3 units = "keV" status = "" if d == 2: status = " ← He superfluid (measured)" elif d == 3: status = " ← pair production (measured)" elif d == 4: status = " ← cosmic ray knee (measured)" else: status = " ← PREDICTION" print(f" d={d}: log₁₀(E) = {log_E:8.4f} → {E_display:.3f} {units}{status}") print("\n" + "=" * 70) print("PATH 2: FIBONACCI COMPRESSION (derived this session)") print("=" * 70) # Fibonacci budgets fib = [0, 2, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55] # Budget at each dimension # These are F(D+1) + F(D+2) where F is standard Fibonacci v_write_fraction = 1.0 / 8.0 # v_write = c/8 print("\nFramerates from Fibonacci budget:") for d in range(1, 8): c_d = fib[d] * v_write_fraction print(f" d={d}: Budget={fib[d]:3d}, c_d = {fib[d]}/8 × c = {c_d:.4f}c") # ============================================================================ # THE CONNECTION: How does framerate relate to boundary energy? # ============================================================================ print("\n" + "=" * 70) print("THE CONNECTION: FRAMERATE → BOUNDARY ENERGY") print("=" * 70) print(""" The boundary energy E(D) is the total energy a dimension holds at overflow. This is NOT the framerate — it's the CAPACITY. Framerate = throughput (frames per second) Energy = total accumulated content at overflow The relationship: E(D) = (total modes at equilibrium) × (average energy per mode) Total modes M(D) = integral of density of states from f_floor to f_max. Average energy per mode at equilibrium: ε = h × f_mean (quantum) or ε = kT (thermal), where T is the temperature at r = 0.5. The CASCADE means: f_floor(D) = f_max(D-1) (each ceiling becomes next floor) f_max(D) > f_floor(D) (new modes fill above the floor) The COMPRESSION means: c_D = Budget(D) × v_write (framerate = compressed throughput) M_unique(D) = Budget(D) / 2 (from Nyquist: c = 2B) M_raw(D) = M_unique(D) × S(D) (raw modes = unique × symmetry) The ENERGY is determined by raw modes × frequency: E(D) ∝ M_raw(D) × h × f_mean(D) """) # ============================================================================ # APPROACH 1: Direct frequency cascade # ============================================================================ print("=" * 70) print("APPROACH 1: Energy from frequency cascade") print("=" * 70) print(""" If we know the floor frequency at each dimension, the energy is: E(D) ~ h × f_floor(D) (the characteristic energy scale) The floor frequency cascades: f_floor(1) = f_base ≈ 8 Hz f_floor(D+1) = f_max(D) The expansion at each dimension: f_max(D) = f_floor(D) × expansion(D) The expansion(D) is determined by how many modes fit between floor and ceiling. This depends on: - Dimensional mode density (∝ f^(D-1)) - Compression at that level (Budget(D)) - Information capacity per frame (constant) Key insight: if info per frame = Budget(D) / 2 (from Nyquist), and M_raw = info × S(D), and M_raw fills the frequency space, then the expansion encodes the mode count. """) # Work backwards from measured data to extract the cascade print("Working backwards from measured boundary energies:\n") E_boundaries = { 2: 0.86e-3, # eV (He superfluid) 3: 1.022e6, # eV (pair production) 4: 3.0e15, # eV (cosmic ray knee) } # Convert to frequency: E = hf → f = E/h for d in [2, 3, 4]: E_eV = E_boundaries[d] E_J = E_eV * eV f = E_J / h_planck print(f" d={d}: E = {E_eV:.3e} eV → f = {f:.3e} Hz") # The frequency RATIOS between boundaries f_boundaries = {} for d in [2, 3, 4]: f_boundaries[d] = E_boundaries[d] * eV / h_planck print(f"\n f(3)/f(2) = {f_boundaries[3]/f_boundaries[2]:.3e}") print(f" f(4)/f(3) = {f_boundaries[4]/f_boundaries[3]:.3e}") print(f" f(4)/f(2) = {f_boundaries[4]/f_boundaries[2]:.3e}") # Log ratios print(f"\n log₁₀(f(3)/f(2)) = {np.log10(f_boundaries[3]/f_boundaries[2]):.4f}") print(f" log₁₀(f(4)/f(3)) = {np.log10(f_boundaries[4]/f_boundaries[3]):.4f}") # The quadratic equation predicts these log ratios as: # log₁₀(E(d+1)/E(d)) = 0.1964(2d+1) + 8.0932 # For d=2→3: 0.1964×5 + 8.0932 = 0.982 + 8.0932 = 9.0752 # For d=3→4: 0.1964×7 + 8.0932 = 1.3748 + 8.0932 = 9.4680 print(f"\n Quadratic prediction for log₁₀(E(3)/E(2)): {0.1964*5 + 8.0932:.4f}") print(f" Quadratic prediction for log₁₀(E(4)/E(3)): {0.1964*7 + 8.0932:.4f}") print(f" Actual log₁₀(E(3)/E(2)): {np.log10(E_boundaries[3]/E_boundaries[2]):.4f}") print(f" Actual log₁₀(E(4)/E(3)): {np.log10(E_boundaries[4]/E_boundaries[3]):.4f}") # ============================================================================ # APPROACH 2: Can the Fibonacci budget reproduce the quadratic? # ============================================================================ print("\n" + "=" * 70) print("APPROACH 2: Does log(Budget) follow a quadratic in D?") print("=" * 70) print("\nFibonacci budgets and their logs:") for d in range(1, 8): log_b = np.log10(fib[d]) print(f" d={d}: Budget={fib[d]:5d}, log₁₀(Budget) = {log_b:.6f}") # Fit quadratic to log(Budget) vs d d_vals = np.array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]) log_budgets = np.array([np.log10(fib[d]) for d in d_vals]) # Quadratic fit: log₁₀(Budget) = a×d² + b×d + c coeffs = np.polyfit(d_vals, log_budgets, 2) print(f"\nQuadratic fit to log₁₀(Budget(D)):") print(f" log₁₀(Budget) = {coeffs[0]:.6f} d² + {coeffs[1]:.6f} d + {coeffs[2]:.6f}") print(f"\nCompare to Paper 1:") print(f" Paper 1: 0.1964 d² + 8.0932 d + const") print(f" Budget: {coeffs[0]:.6f} d² + {coeffs[1]:.6f} d + {coeffs[2]:.6f}") print(f"\n Quadratic coeff ratio: {coeffs[0]/0.1964:.4f}") print(f" Linear coeff: Budget has {coeffs[1]:.4f} vs Paper 1 has 8.0932") print(f" (Linear coeff encodes absolute energy scale, not ratio)") # The budget alone is too small to match. The quadratic term in the # energy formula comes from the CASCADE, not just the budget. # Let's compute the CUMULATIVE cascade. print("\n" + "=" * 70) print("APPROACH 3: CUMULATIVE CASCADE ENERGY") print("=" * 70) print(""" The boundary energy isn't just Budget(D). It's the CASCADE: each dimension's overflow frequency becomes the next floor. The total energy at overflow(D) involves: 1. The floor frequency (from cascade): compounds multiplicatively 2. The mode count at that level: determined by expansion + dimension 3. The compression efficiency: Budget(D) If the expansion at each dimension scales with the budget: f_max(D) / f_floor(D) = g(Budget(D)) Then the floor cascades as: f_floor(D+1) = f_floor(D) × g(Budget(D)) And log(f_floor) accumulates the sum of log(g(Budget)): log(f_floor(D)) = Σ_{k=1}^{D-1} log(g(Budget(k))) If g(Budget) ∝ Budget, then: log(f_floor(D)) = Σ log(Budget(k)) for k=1..D-1 """) # Compute cumulative log(Budget) as proxy for log(f_floor) cum_log_budget = np.zeros(8) for d in range(2, 8): cum_log_budget[d] = cum_log_budget[d-1] + np.log10(fib[d-1]) print("Cumulative log₁₀(Budget) as cascade proxy:") for d in range(1, 8): print(f" d={d}: cum_log = {cum_log_budget[d]:.6f}") # The total log-energy should be: # log(E(D)) ∝ log(f_floor(D)) + log(modes(D)) # ∝ cum_log_budget(D) + D × log(Budget(D)) # # But this is getting complicated. Let's try the direct product. # ENERGY MODEL: E(D) ∝ f_floor(D) × Budget(D) # where f_floor cascades through the Fibonacci budgets print("\n Energy model: E(D) ∝ f_floor(D) × Budget(D)") print(f" Starting from f_floor(1) = 8 Hz (the base pulse)\n") f_floor_cascade = np.zeros(8) f_max_cascade = np.zeros(8) E_model = np.zeros(8) f_floor_cascade[1] = 8.0 # Hz, the base pulse for d in range(1, 8): # Each dimension expands by its budget # (budget = compressed modes, expansion = how far frequency stretches) f_max_cascade[d] = f_floor_cascade[d] * fib[d] E_model[d] = h_planck * f_max_cascade[d] / eV # energy in eV if d < 7: f_floor_cascade[d+1] = f_max_cascade[d] print(f" d={d}: f_floor={f_floor_cascade[d]:.3e} Hz, " f"×Budget({fib[d]})={f_max_cascade[d]:.3e} Hz, " f"E={E_model[d]:.3e} eV") print(f"\nComparison: Model vs Quadratic vs Measured") print(f"{'d':>3} | {'Model E (eV)':>14} | {'Quad E (eV)':>14} | {'Measured E':>14} | {'log ratio':>10}") print("-" * 72) for d in range(1, 7): E_q = E_quadratic(d) E_m = E_model[d] ratio = np.log10(E_m / E_q) if E_q > 0 and E_m > 0 else 0 measured = "" if d == 2: measured = f"{0.86e-3:.3e}" elif d == 3: measured = f"{1.022e6:.3e}" elif d == 4: measured = f"{3.0e15:.3e}" print(f"{d:3d} | {E_m:14.3e} | {E_q:14.3e} | {measured:>14s} | {ratio:10.4f}") # ============================================================================ # APPROACH 4: What if expansion = Budget^D (not just Budget)? # ============================================================================ print("\n" + "=" * 70) print("APPROACH 4: EXPANSION = Budget^(something)") print("=" * 70) # Try different power laws for expansion for power_name, get_expansion in [ ("Budget", lambda d: fib[d]), ("Budget²", lambda d: fib[d]**2), ("Budget^D", lambda d: fib[d]**d), ("Budget^(D-1)", lambda d: fib[d]**(d-1)), ("2^Budget", lambda d: 2**fib[d]), ]: ff = np.zeros(8) fm = np.zeros(8) Em = np.zeros(8) ff[1] = 8.0 for d in range(1, 7): expansion = get_expansion(d) fm[d] = ff[d] * expansion Em[d] = h_planck * fm[d] / eV if d < 7: ff[d+1] = fm[d] # Compute log-energy and fit quadratic d_arr = np.array([2, 3, 4]) logE = np.array([np.log10(Em[d]) if Em[d] > 0 else 0 for d in d_arr]) # Compare to measured at d=2,3,4 logE_measured = np.array([np.log10(0.86e-3), np.log10(1.022e6), np.log10(3.0e15)]) error = np.sum(np.abs(logE - logE_measured)) # Also fit quadratic to the model if all(Em[d] > 0 for d in range(1, 7)): d_fit = np.array(range(1, 7)) logE_fit = np.array([np.log10(Em[d]) for d in d_fit]) qcoeffs = np.polyfit(d_fit, logE_fit, 2) print(f"\n {power_name:15s}: quad coeff = {qcoeffs[0]:.4f} " f"(target 0.1964), lin = {qcoeffs[1]:.4f} " f"(target 8.0932), error = {error:.2f}") print(f" d=2: {Em[2]:.3e} eV (target 8.6e-4)") print(f" d=3: {Em[3]:.3e} eV (target 1.022e+6)") print(f" d=4: {Em[4]:.3e} eV (target 3.0e+15)") # ============================================================================ # APPROACH 5: Self-consistent cascade with v_write # ============================================================================ print("\n" + "=" * 70) print("APPROACH 5: SELF-CONSISTENT CASCADE FROM v_write = c/8") print("=" * 70) print(""" The fundamental quantities: v_write = c/8 (frame writing speed, constant) Budget(D) = Fibonacci sum (compressed modes per frame) c_D = Budget(D) × v_write (framerate) Energy at dimensional boundary: E(D) = h × f_overflow(D) Where f_overflow is the highest frequency at which the dimension overflows. This is related to the framerate and the number of frames that have been written: f_overflow(D) = c_D × k_D / λ_D But more directly: the boundary energy IS the energy equivalent of the framerate's bandwidth. E(D) = h × c_D / λ_min(D) Where λ_min(D) is the shortest wavelength at dimension D. λ_min = c_D / f_max(D). So: E(D) = h × f_max(D). And f_max cascades: f_max(D) = f_floor(D) × expansion(D). """) # The key question: what is the expansion at each dimension? # From the constant-info-per-frame model: # M_unique = Budget(D) / 2 (Nyquist) = constant # M_raw = M_unique × S(D) = Budget(D) × S(D) / 2 # M_raw = (f_max^D - f_floor^D) / D (from density of states) # So: (expansion^D - 1) × f_floor^D / D = Budget(D) × S(D) / 2 S = {1: 2, 2: 12, 3: 48, 4: 1152, 5: 55296, 6: 15925248} print("\nSolving for expansion at each dimension:") print("(expansion^D - 1) × f_floor^D / D = Budget(D) × S(D) / 2\n") ff = [0, 8.0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0] # Hz expansion = [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0] fm = [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0] E_self = [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0] for d in range(1, 7): if d > 1: ff[d] = fm[d-1] # Solve: (α^D - 1) × ff^D / D = Budget × S / 2 # α^D = 1 + D × Budget × S / (2 × ff^D) rhs = d * fib[d] * S[d] / (2 * ff[d]**d) if ff[d] > 0 else 0 alpha_d = (1 + rhs) ** (1.0/d) if rhs > 0 else 1 expansion[d] = alpha_d fm[d] = alpha_d * ff[d] E_self[d] = h_planck * fm[d] / eV print(f" d={d}: f_floor={ff[d]:.6e} Hz, α={alpha_d:.6f}, " f"f_max={fm[d]:.6e} Hz, E={E_self[d]:.3e} eV") print(f"\n{'d':>3} | {'Self-consistent':>16} | {'Quadratic':>16} | {'Measured':>16} | {'log₁₀ diff':>12}") print("-" * 75) for d in range(1, 7): E_q = E_quadratic(d) measured = "" if d == 2: measured = "8.6e-4" elif d == 3: measured = "1.022e+6" elif d == 4: measured = "3.0e+15" diff = np.log10(E_self[d] / E_q) if E_self[d] > 0 and E_q > 0 else 0 print(f"{d:3d} | {E_self[d]:16.3e} | {E_q:16.3e} | {measured:>16s} | {diff:12.4f}") # Fit quadratic to the self-consistent model d_arr = np.array(range(1, 7)) logE_self = np.array([np.log10(E_self[d]) if E_self[d] > 0 else 0 for d in d_arr]) qc = np.polyfit(d_arr, logE_self, 2) print(f"\nQuadratic fit to self-consistent model:") print(f" log₁₀(E) = {qc[0]:.4f} d² + {qc[1]:.4f} d + {qc[2]:.4f}") print(f"\nPaper 1 quadratic:") print(f" log₁₀(E) = 0.1964 d² + 8.0932 d + (-20.0373)") print(f"\nCoefficient comparison:") print(f" Quadratic: model {qc[0]:.4f} vs paper {0.1964:.4f} (ratio: {qc[0]/0.1964:.4f})") print(f" Linear: model {qc[1]:.4f} vs paper {8.0932:.4f} (ratio: {qc[1]/8.0932:.4f})") print(f" Constant: model {qc[2]:.4f} vs paper {-20.0373:.4f}")