f_gap
The master gap value is obtained by evaluating the generating functional at unit argument. It enters the exponential resummation formula for the inverse fine-structure constant as the gap term in alpha derivations. The definition consists of a direct substitution into the logarithmic form F(z) = log(1 + z/φ) with φ the golden ratio.
claim$f_ {gap} := log(1 + 1/φ)$, where φ denotes the golden ratio and log is the natural logarithm.
background
The Pipelines module sets φ as a concrete real number and introduces the generating functional F(z) := log(1 + z/φ). This functional produces gap quantities for constant derivations. The upstream definition of F supplies the explicit logarithmic expression used here.
proof idea
The definition is a direct one-line substitution that evaluates the generating functional F at the argument 1.
why it matters in Recognition Science
This definition supplies the gap input required by the exponential form of alphaInv in Constants.Alpha and the derived expressions in AlphaDerivation. It closes the structural gap in the first-principles derivation of α^{-1} from the seed 4π·11 and the logarithmic gap. The construction ties into the Recognition Science use of φ in the eight-tick octave through the gap weight.
scope and limits
- Does not provide a numerical approximation of the gap value.
- Does not derive the functional form of F from more primitive axioms.
- Does not incorporate higher-order corrections beyond the base logarithmic expression.
- Does not specify units or physical interpretation beyond the mathematical definition.
formal statement (Lean)
30noncomputable def f_gap : ℝ := F 1
used by (40)
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alpha_components_derived -
alphaInv -
alphaInv_derived -
alphaInv_derived_eq_formula -
curvature_term_eq -
alphaInv_def -
alphaInv_linear_rate -
alphaInv_linear_term -
alphaInv_of_gap -
alphaInv_of_gap_at_canonical -
alphaInv_positive -
alphaInv_seed_ratio -
deriv_alphaInv_of_gap -
exp_factor_bounded -
exponential_form_uniqueness_ode_principle -
log_alphaInv_eq -
log_alphaInv_seed_ratio -
logarithmic_derivative_constant -
additive_residual -
exp_minus_add_pos -
exponential_residual -
f_gap -
f_gap -
f_gap_bounds_hypothesis -
alphaInv_gt -
alphaInv_lt -
alpha_seed_lt -
f_gap_gt -
f_gap_gt_strong -
f_gap_lt