IndisputableMonolith.Astrophysics.StellarAssembly
The module supplies the recognition cost ledger for stellar collapse starting from the base bit cost equal to the natural logarithm of the golden ratio. Researchers deriving mass-to-light ratios via recognition-weighted collapse cite it as the foundation for the assembly strategy. It defines a stellar configuration structure and obtains the ratio by partitioning ticks according to cost differences on the phi ladder.
claimThe elementary ledger bit cost equals the natural logarithm of the golden ratio, $J = (x + x^{-1})/2 - 1$, together with a stellar configuration structure and the mass-to-light ratio obtained from the difference in recognition costs between mass and light tick partitions.
background
Recognition Science quantifies processes by the J-cost function that satisfies the composition law J(xy) + J(x/y) = 2J(x)J(y) + 2J(x) + 2J(y). The module imports the fundamental time quantum equal to one tick and the golden-ratio lemmas that establish the fixed-point identity phi squared equals phi plus one. It introduces the base bit cost as the natural logarithm of the golden ratio and the stellar configuration to encode parameters for weighted collapse.
proof idea
This is a definition module, no proofs. It declares the base bit cost, proves its non-negativity, defines the general cost function, introduces the stellar configuration structure, and defines the mass-to-light extraction from cost differences together with the tick partitions and the phi-power relation.
why it matters in Recognition Science
This module supplies the recognition-weighted collapse mechanism that the parent Astrophysics aggregator combines with nucleosynthesis tiers and observability limits. It implements the first of three independent strategies for the mass-to-light ratio, eliminating external calibration inputs as described in the MassToLight documentation.
scope and limits
- Does not compute numerical masses or luminosities for specific stars.
- Does not address nuclear reaction networks or element synthesis.
- Does not impose wavelength or time-scale observability constraints.
- Does not derive the golden ratio from the forcing chain.
used by (4)
depends on (3)
declarations in this module (21)
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def
J_bit -
lemma
J_bit_pos -
def
J -
lemma
J_unit_zero -
lemma
J_nonneg -
structure
StellarConfig -
def
ml_from_cost_diff -
theorem
ml_is_phi_power -
def
mass_ticks -
def
light_ticks -
def
total_ticks -
theorem
tick_partition -
def
tick_ratio -
theorem
tick_ratio_value -
def
effective_tier -
def
characteristic_tier_scaffold -
def
ml_stellar -
theorem
ml_stellar_value -
theorem
ml_is_phi_power' -
def
H_StellarML -
theorem
ml_falsifiable