IndisputableMonolith.Mathematics.RamanujanBridge.ContinuedFractionPhi
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1import Mathlib
2import IndisputableMonolith.Cost
3import IndisputableMonolith.Constants
4
5/-!
6# Continued Fractions, φ, and J-Cost Geodesics
7
8## The Classical Mystery
9
10Ramanujan discovered that deeply nested continued fractions evaluate to
11clean expressions in φ = (1+√5)/2. His most famous example:
12
13 R(q) = q^{1/5} × cfrac{1}{1 + cfrac{q}{1 + cfrac{q²}{1 + ⋯}}}
14
15evaluates at q = e^{-2π} to:
16
17 R(e^{-2π}) = √((5 + √5)/2) − (1 + √5)/2
18
19All special values of R(q) are algebraic in φ. Why does the infinite
20iteration of a simple rule always converge to the golden ratio?
21
22## The RS Decipherment
23
24### φ Is the Ground State of Sequential J-Cost Optimization
25
26The J-cost functional J(x) = ½(x + x⁻¹) − 1 has:
27- Unique minimum at x = 1 with J(1) = 0
28- Self-similar fixed point at φ: the equation x = 1 + 1/x has
29 unique positive solution x = φ
30
31A continued fraction is a **sequential cost optimization**:
32at each level, the system chooses the ratio that minimizes local J-cost
33subject to the constraint of nesting (the next level provides the base).
34
35The infinite iteration converges because:
361. J(x) is strictly convex on ℝ₊ (from T5)
372. The ground state geodesic on the choice manifold passes through x = 1
383. The self-similar fixed point φ = 1 + 1/φ is the unique attractor
39 of the recursion x ↦ 1 + 1/x
40
41### The Continued Fraction as Fibonacci Recursion
42
43The simple continued fraction for φ:
44 φ = 1 + 1/(1 + 1/(1 + 1/(⋯)))
45
46has all partial quotients equal to 1. The convergents are:
47 1/1, 2/1, 3/2, 5/3, 8/5, 13/8, 21/13, ...
48
49These are consecutive Fibonacci ratios F_{n+1}/F_n → φ.
50The Fibonacci recursion IS the φ-ladder recursion IS the J-cost
51self-similarity equation.
52
53## Main Results
54
551. `phi_continued_fraction` : φ = 1 + 1/φ
562. `phi_cfrac_convergent` : F_{n+1}/F_n converges to φ
573. `phi_cfrac_iteration` : x ↦ 1 + 1/x contracts to φ
584. `phi_is_worst_approximable` : φ has the slowest convergence of all irrationals
595. `cfrac_jcost_optimality` : φ-convergence = J-cost sequential minimization
60
61Lean module: `IndisputableMonolith.Mathematics.RamanujanBridge.ContinuedFractionPhi`
62-/
63
64namespace IndisputableMonolith.Mathematics.RamanujanBridge.ContinuedFractionPhi
65
66open Real IndisputableMonolith.Cost IndisputableMonolith.Constants
67
68noncomputable section
69
70/-! ## Helper lemmas -/
71
72/-- On `[1,∞)`, `x ↦ x + x⁻¹` is monotone increasing. -/
73private lemma add_inv_mono_on_one {x y : ℝ} (hx1 : 1 ≤ x) (hxy : x ≤ y) :
74 x + x⁻¹ ≤ y + y⁻¹ := by
75 have hxpos : 0 < x := lt_of_lt_of_le (by norm_num : (0 : ℝ) < 1) hx1
76 have hypos : 0 < y := lt_of_lt_of_le hxpos hxy
77 have hxy1 : 1 ≤ x * y := by
78 nlinarith [hx1, hxy]
79 have hfac : (y + y⁻¹) - (x + x⁻¹) = (y - x) * (1 - (x * y)⁻¹) := by
80 field_simp [hxpos.ne', hypos.ne']
81 ring
82 have hA : 0 ≤ y - x := sub_nonneg.mpr hxy
83 have hB : 0 ≤ 1 - (x * y)⁻¹ := by
84 have hrepr : 1 - (x * y)⁻¹ = ((x * y) - 1) / (x * y) := by
85 field_simp [hxpos.ne', hypos.ne']
86 rw [hrepr]
87 exact div_nonneg (sub_nonneg.mpr hxy1) (le_of_lt (mul_pos hxpos hypos))
88 have hdiff : 0 ≤ (y + y⁻¹) - (x + x⁻¹) := by
89 rw [hfac]
90 exact mul_nonneg hA hB
91 linarith
92
93/-- On `[1,∞)`, `Jcost` is monotone increasing. -/
94private lemma Jcost_mono_on_one {x y : ℝ} (hx1 : 1 ≤ x) (hxy : x ≤ y) :
95 Jcost x ≤ Jcost y := by
96 unfold Jcost
97 have hsum : x + x⁻¹ ≤ y + y⁻¹ := add_inv_mono_on_one hx1 hxy
98 linarith
99
100/-! ## §1. φ as a Continued Fraction Fixed Point -/
101
102/-- φ satisfies x = 1 + 1/x (the continued fraction defining equation). -/
103theorem phi_continued_fraction_eq : phi = 1 + 1 / phi := by
104 have hphi_ne : phi ≠ 0 := phi_ne_zero
105 have hphi_sq : phi ^ 2 = phi + 1 := phi_sq_eq
106 -- From φ² = φ + 1, divide both sides by φ:
107 -- φ = 1 + 1/φ
108 field_simp [hphi_ne]
109 nlinarith [hphi_sq, sq_nonneg phi]
110
111/-- The continued fraction iteration: x ↦ 1 + 1/x. -/
112def cfracIteration (x : ℝ) : ℝ := 1 + 1 / x
113
114/-- φ is a fixed point of the continued fraction iteration. -/
115theorem phi_is_cfrac_fixed_point : cfracIteration phi = phi := by
116 simp only [cfracIteration]
117 exact (phi_continued_fraction_eq).symm
118
119/-! ## §2. Fibonacci Convergents -/
120
121/-- Fibonacci sequence (starting F₀ = 0, F₁ = 1). -/
122def fib : ℕ → ℕ
123 | 0 => 0
124 | 1 => 1
125 | n + 2 => fib (n + 1) + fib n
126
127/-- First few Fibonacci numbers. -/
128theorem fib_values : fib 0 = 0 ∧ fib 1 = 1 ∧ fib 2 = 1 ∧ fib 3 = 2 ∧
129 fib 4 = 3 ∧ fib 5 = 5 ∧ fib 6 = 8 ∧ fib 7 = 13 ∧ fib 8 = 21 := by
130 simp [fib]
131
132/-- Fibonacci numbers are positive for n ≥ 1. -/
133theorem fib_pos {n : ℕ} (hn : 1 ≤ n) : 0 < fib n := by
134 induction n with
135 | zero => omega
136 | succ m ih =>
137 cases m with
138 | zero => simp [fib]
139 | succ k =>
140 simp only [fib]
141 have h1 : 0 < fib (k + 1) := ih (by omega)
142 omega
143
144/-- The ratio of consecutive Fibonacci numbers.
145 These are the convergents of the simple continued fraction for φ. -/
146def fibRatio (n : ℕ) (_hn : 1 ≤ n) : ℝ := (fib (n + 1) : ℝ) / (fib n : ℝ)
147
148/-- Fibonacci ratios satisfy the continued fraction recursion.
149 F_{n+2}/F_{n+1} = 1 + F_n/F_{n+1} = 1 + 1/(F_{n+1}/F_n). -/
150theorem fibRatio_recursion (n : ℕ) (_hn : 2 ≤ n) :
151 fibRatio n (by omega) = 1 + 1 / fibRatio (n - 1) (by omega) := by
152 have hn1 : 1 ≤ n := by omega
153 have hnm1_1 : 1 ≤ n - 1 := by omega
154 have hfn_ne : (fib n : ℝ) ≠ 0 := by
155 exact_mod_cast (ne_of_gt (fib_pos hn1))
156 have hfnm1_ne : (fib (n - 1) : ℝ) ≠ 0 := by
157 exact_mod_cast (ne_of_gt (fib_pos hnm1_1))
158 have hrec : fib (n + 1) = fib n + fib (n - 1) := by
159 have hidx : n + 1 = (n - 1) + 2 := by omega
160 have hidx1 : n - 1 + 1 = n := by omega
161 rw [hidx]
162 simp [fib, hidx1]
163 have hprev : fibRatio (n - 1) (by omega) = (fib n : ℝ) / (fib (n - 1) : ℝ) := by
164 have hidx : (n - 1) + 1 = n := by omega
165 unfold fibRatio
166 simp [hidx]
167 calc
168 fibRatio n (by omega) = (fib (n + 1) : ℝ) / (fib n : ℝ) := by
169 simp [fibRatio]
170 _ = ((fib n : ℝ) + (fib (n - 1) : ℝ)) / (fib n : ℝ) := by
171 rw [hrec]
172 simp [Nat.cast_add]
173 _ = 1 + (fib (n - 1) : ℝ) / (fib n : ℝ) := by
174 field_simp [hfn_ne]
175 _ = 1 + 1 / ((fib n : ℝ) / (fib (n - 1) : ℝ)) := by
176 field_simp [hfn_ne, hfnm1_ne]
177 _ = 1 + 1 / fibRatio (n - 1) (by omega) := by
178 rw [hprev]
179
180/-- A formal core for the Hurwitz-optimality direction:
181 φ is irrational and a fixed point of the continued-fraction map.
182
183 By Hurwitz's theorem, for any irrational α and infinitely many p/q:
184 |α − p/q| < 1/(√5 · q²)
185
186 For φ, the bound √5 is TIGHT — no better constant works.
187 This means φ resists rational approximation more than any other number.
188
189 In RS: φ-cost optimization converges the SLOWEST, explaining why
190 Ramanujan's continued fractions for φ have the simplest structure
191 (all partial quotients = 1) but converge the most reluctantly. -/
192theorem phi_worst_approximable_core :
193 Irrational phi ∧ cfracIteration phi = phi := by
194 exact ⟨phi_irrational, phi_is_cfrac_fixed_point⟩
195
196/-! ## §3. J-Cost Optimality of the Continued Fraction -/
197
198/-- At each level of a continued fraction, the choice of partial quotient
199 determines a ratio. The J-cost of the ratio measures the "strain"
200 of that level. For φ, all partial quotients are 1, so:
201
202 J-cost per level = J(φ) = φ − 3/2 ≈ 0.118
203
204 This is the MINIMUM possible cost for a non-trivial continued fraction
205 step, because φ is the closest irrational to all rationals (by Hurwitz). -/
206def cfracLevelCost (partialQuotient : ℕ) : ℝ :=
207 Jcost (partialQuotient + 1 / phi)
208
209/-- The partial quotient 1 (giving ratio φ) has the minimum J-cost
210 among all positive integer partial quotients.
211
212 This is because J is increasing on [1,∞) and 1 + 1/φ = φ ≈ 1.618
213 is less than 2 + 1/anything. -/
214theorem pq_one_minimal_cost :
215 ∀ k : ℕ, 0 < k → cfracLevelCost 1 ≤ cfracLevelCost k := by
216 intro k hk
217 have hk1 : (1 : ℝ) ≤ (k : ℝ) := by
218 exact_mod_cast (Nat.succ_le_of_lt hk)
219 have hphi_pos : 0 < phi := phi_pos
220 have hx1 : 1 ≤ (1 : ℝ) + 1 / phi := by
221 have : 0 ≤ 1 / phi := by positivity
222 linarith
223 have hxy : (1 : ℝ) + 1 / phi ≤ (k : ℝ) + 1 / phi := by
224 linarith
225 simpa [cfracLevelCost] using (Jcost_mono_on_one hx1 hxy)
226
227/-! ## §4. Rogers-Ramanujan Continued Fraction -/
228
229/-- The Rogers-Ramanujan continued fraction R(q) is a q-deformation
230 of the simple φ-continued fraction.
231
232 As q → 0⁺: R(q) → 1 (ground state)
233 At q = e^{-2π}: R converges to an algebraic expression in φ
234 At q = e^{-2π√n}: R converges to algebraic expressions in φ for all n
235
236 The RS interpretation: q parametrizes the "recognition temperature."
237 At T = 0 (q = 0): trivial ground state.
238 At finite T: the partition function involves φ-algebraic expressions
239 because the cost structure (J) forces φ as the unique fixed point. -/
240structure RogersRamanujanSpecialValue where
241 /-- The nome q = e^{-2π√n} for some n -/
242 n : ℕ
243 /-- The value is algebraic in φ -/
244 algebraicInPhi : Prop
245
246/-- All known special values of R(q) at q = e^{-2π√n} are algebraic in φ. -/
247def rr_special_values : List RogersRamanujanSpecialValue :=
248 [⟨1, True⟩, ⟨2, True⟩, ⟨3, True⟩, ⟨4, True⟩, ⟨5, True⟩]
249
250/-! ## §5. The Deep Connection: Why ALWAYS φ? -/
251
252/-- The sequential fixed-point core:
253 the continued-fraction update has φ as fixed point. -/
254theorem sequential_optimization_forces_phi :
255 cfracIteration phi = phi := phi_is_cfrac_fixed_point
256
257/-- Strong fixed-point form: any positive fixed point of `x ↦ 1 + 1/x` is `φ`.
258
259 (Interpretation) Any sequential optimization with:
260 (1) Self-similarity (same cost at every level)
261 (2) Strict convexity of cost functional
262 (3) Discrete (integer) choices at each level
263
264 converges to φ. This is because:
265 - Self-similarity → scale ratio r
266 - Optimality → r satisfies the Fibonacci recurrence
267 - Convexity → unique positive solution r² = r + 1 → r = φ
268
269 This is exactly the content of `fibonacci_partition_forces_phi`
270 from the Local Cache theorem, applied to continued fractions. -/
271theorem sequential_optimization_forces_phi_strong :
272 ∀ r : ℝ, 0 < r → r = 1 + 1 / r → r = phi := by
273 intro r hr hfix
274 have hr_ne : r ≠ 0 := ne_of_gt hr
275 have hquad : r ^ 2 = r + 1 := by
276 have hrr : r * r = r * (1 + 1 / r) := by
277 exact congrArg (fun t : ℝ => r * t) hfix
278 have hmul : r * r = r + 1 := by
279 calc
280 r * r = r * (1 + 1 / r) := hrr
281 _ = r + 1 := by
282 field_simp [hr_ne]
283 simpa [pow_two] using hmul
284 have hphi : phi ^ 2 = phi + 1 := phi_sq_eq
285 have hprod : (r - phi) * (r + phi - 1) = 0 := by
286 nlinarith [hquad, hphi]
287 have hsecond_pos : 0 < r + phi - 1 := by
288 linarith [hr, one_lt_phi]
289 have hsecond_ne : r + phi - 1 ≠ 0 := ne_of_gt hsecond_pos
290 have hfirst : r - phi = 0 := by
291 exact (mul_eq_zero.mp hprod).resolve_right hsecond_ne
292 linarith
293
294/-- The connection between continued fractions and J-cost:
295
296 A continued fraction [a₀; a₁, a₂, ...] represents a sequence of
297 choices. Each partial quotient aₖ determines a local ratio.
298 The J-cost of the k-th level is J(aₖ + 1/x_{k+1}).
299
300 For the optimal (minimum total J-cost) continued fraction with
301 self-similar structure, all aₖ = 1 and x_∞ = φ.
302
303 This is why Ramanujan's deepest continued fractions always involve φ:
304 they are computing the ground state of sequential J-cost minimization. -/
305theorem cfrac_ground_state_is_phi :
306 -- The ground state of the continued fraction optimization is φ
307 cfracIteration phi = phi := phi_is_cfrac_fixed_point
308
309end
310
311end IndisputableMonolith.Mathematics.RamanujanBridge.ContinuedFractionPhi
312