IndisputableMonolith.Foundation.SimplicialLedger.InteriorFlat
This module defines FlatInteriorMetric on 3-simplices to record a signature choice, Cayley-Menger positivity witness, and Regge axiom of flat isometry. It equips the simplicial ledger with flat Euclidean or Minkowski interiors for discrete J-cost calculations. The module supplies only definitions and properties; no proofs are present.
claimA flat interior metric on a 3-simplex consists of a signature $s \in \{-1,+1\}$, a positivity witness ensuring edge lengths satisfy the Cayley-Menger conditions for flat space of signature $s$, and the property that the simplex interior is isometric to the standard simplex in flat space of that signature.
background
The simplicial ledger represents the RS J-cost on a coordinate-free 3-complex. Constants supplies the base time quantum $\tau_0 = 1$ tick. ContinuumBridge identifies the J-cost functional with the Regge action (normalized by $\kappa = 8\phi^5$) and shows that its stationarity recovers the Regge equations.
FlatInteriorMetric encodes the local flatness assumption needed for that identification. The signature distinguishes Euclidean ($s = +1$) from Lorentzian ($s = -1$) interiors; the positivity witness guarantees embeddability in flat space via the Cayley-Menger determinant; the Regge axiom asserts the required isometry as a property.
proof idea
This is a definition module, no proofs.
why it matters in Recognition Science
The module supplies the flat-interior data required by the simplicial ledger to interface with the continuum bridge. It thereby supports the claim that J-cost stationarity yields the Regge equations in flat regions, advancing the discrete-to-continuum step in the Recognition framework.
scope and limits
- Does not construct explicit isometries to flat space.
- Does not treat curved or non-flat interiors.
- Does not compute numerical J-cost values.
- Does not extend definitions to higher-dimensional simplices.
depends on (3)
declarations in this module (16)
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structure
FlatInteriorMetric -
def
defaultEuclideanInterior -
def
defaultMinkowskiInterior -
def
InteriorLoop -
theorem
trivial_interior_loop -
theorem
interior_holonomy_trivial -
structure
Hinge -
inductive
NonHingeStratum -
def
deficitOnNonHinge -
theorem
curvature_only_on_hinges -
structure
FlatInteriorLedger -
def
canonicalEuclideanEnrichment -
def
canonicalMinkowskiEnrichment -
theorem
interior_jcost_const_consistent -
structure
InteriorFlatCert -
def
interiorFlatCert