eight_tick
The eight-tick period is defined as the natural number 8. Researchers tracing the Recognition Science derivation of spatial dimension D=3 cite this constant when connecting ledger cycle length to 2^D. The definition is a direct constant assignment that supports reflexivity steps in compatibility theorems.
claimThe eight-tick period equals $8$.
background
The Dimension Forcing module proves D=3 is forced by the RS framework through topological linking, gap-45 synchronization, and spinor structure. The eight-tick period is the ledger coverage length 2^D specialized at D=3. Upstream results define gap as the product of closure and fibonacci factors equaling 45, with the doc-comment noting 'The 8-tick period (from ledger coverage of 2^D with D=3)'. The synchronization condition requires lcm(8,45)=360, which isolates D=3 via 2^3=8 and SO(3) periodicity.
proof idea
This is a direct definition that assigns the constant 8. Downstream proofs apply it by reflexivity, as in eight_tick_is_2_cubed, and unfold the name in eight_tick_forces_D3 to reduce the hypothesis to power_of_2_forces_D3.
why it matters in Recognition Science
This definition supplies the eight-tick octave from the T7 step of the forcing chain, enabling T8 to conclude D=3. It feeds into downstream results such as D3_compatible, which builds RSCompatibleDimension 3 using eight_tick := rfl, and eight_tick_forces_D3. The value closes the gap-45 synchronization where 45 is the cumulative phase over a closed 8-tick cycle, yielding the 360-degree periodicity.
scope and limits
- Does not derive the period length from the Recognition Composition Law.
- Does not address the full forcing chain from T0 to T8.
- Does not prove uniqueness of D=3 without linking or spinor hypotheses.
- Does not compute values for constants such as alpha or G.
Lean usage
example : eight_tick = 8 := rfl
formal statement (Lean)
110def eight_tick : ℕ := 8
proof body
Definition body.
111
112/-- Gap-45: the integration gap parameter D²(D+2) at D = 3. -/
used by (30)
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D3_compatible -
eight_tick_forces_D3 -
eight_tick_is_2_cubed -
RSCompatibleDimension -
simplicial_loop_tick_lower_bound -
spinor_eight_tick_forces_D3 -
sync_factorization -
sync_period -
sync_period_eq_360 -
sync_prime_factorization -
epoch_length -
time_is_discrete -
closure_number -
eight_tick -
physical_interpretation -
sync_period -
sync_period_is_360 -
gravity_from_ledger -
gravity_from_ledger_implies_eight_tick -
gravity_from_ledger_implies_kappa_ne_zero -
gravity_from_ledger_implies_kappa_pos -
anomalyProofs -
AnomalyProofSummary -
D_forces_eight_tick -
eight_tick -
eight_tick -
fundamental_frequency -
arrow_of_time -
octave_matches_spatial -
SpacetimeEmergenceCert