IndisputableMonolith.Algebra.LedgerAlgebra
The LedgerAlgebra module establishes the integer group structure for modeling signed flows as ledger events in the Recognition Science framework. It would be cited by researchers constructing algebraic or categorical models that rely on debit-credit balance. The module consists of definitions and basic lemmas that verify group axioms and balance preservation through direct algebraic checks.
claimLedgerEvent is the additive group of integers, $L := (ℤ, +, 0)$, where a positive element represents a debit flow on an edge and a negative element represents a credit flow.
background
Recognition Science builds algebraic layers to support the Recognition Composition Law and the forcing chain from T0 to T8. This module imports the Cost definitions and introduces LedgerEvent as signed integer flows together with auxiliary notions such as paired events whose sum is zero and the predicate IsBalanced on ledger pages. The group operation is ordinary integer addition, which encodes net flow conservation on edges.
proof idea
This is a definition module, no proofs.
why it matters in Recognition Science
The module supplies the group primitives imported by RecognitionCategory, which in turn supports the categorical formulation of recognition processes. It fills the algebraic base layer required for later statements of the Recognition Composition Law and the eight-tick octave structure.
scope and limits
- Does not treat non-integer or continuous flows.
- Does not prove the Recognition Composition Law itself.
- Does not incorporate the phi-ladder or mass formulas.
- Does not address spatial dimensions or Berry thresholds.
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declarations in this module (19)
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structure
LedgerEvent -
theorem
paired_event_sum_zero -
theorem
conj_involution -
structure
LedgerPage -
def
computeBalance -
def
IsBalanced -
theorem
empty_balanced -
theorem
paired_preserves_balance -
structure
Window8 -
def
neutralWindow -
theorem
neutralWindow_isNeutral -
structure
GradedLedger -
structure
Cycle -
structure
PotentialFunction -
theorem
potential_implies_exact -
structure
DoubleEntryAlgebra -
theorem
antisymmetric_implies_balance -
structure
MoralLedger -
theorem
ledger_algebra_certificate