Pre-Constitutional Physics
Corollaries
Corollary Overview
Level 3 corollaries describe recurring structural outcomes that necessarily follow from:
- Constraint Primacy
- Finite Coordination
- Local Reconciliation
- Irreversible Loss
- Feedback and Gradient Dominance
They are not assumptions.
They are structural consequences.
1 — Irreducible Information Asymmetry
No bounded subsystem can possess complete, instantaneous, or symmetric access to coordination-relevant distinctions.
Finite propagation, limited capacity, and boundary localization prevent total state visibility.
Perfect informational symmetry is structurally inadmissible.
2 — Path Dependence
Irreversible reconciliation causes the present admissible state space to depend on the specific sequence of prior states.
History alters feasibility.
Identical constraints do not guarantee identical trajectories.
3 — Structural Attractor Formation
Persistent constraint, gradient bias, and feedback stabilization produce recurring configurations in which systems tend to remain once entered.
Stability concentrates trajectories.
Attractors explain persistence without invoking intent.
4 — Invariant Failure Modes
Systems operating under similar structural limits exhibit recurring classes of breakdown, regardless of scale, substrate, intelligence, or intent.
Failure emerges when coordination limits are exceeded, misaligned, or saturated.
How the Four Interact
Asymmetry → Path Dependence
Because information is partial and delayed:
- Reconciliation occurs unevenly.
- Divergence accumulates.
- Correction is incomplete.
Sequence begins to matter.
Path Dependence → Attractor Formation
Because reconciliation is irreversible:
- Certain configurations stabilize.
- Reconfiguration cost increases.
- Trajectories narrow.
Stability regions form.
Attractors → Failure Modes
Because attractors reinforce persistence:
- Overoptimization may occur.
- Flexibility may decline.
- Constraint exhaustion may accumulate.
Stable configurations may become brittle.
Failure Modes → Reinforced Asymmetry
During stress or breakdown:
- Information fragmentation increases.
- Boundary distortion occurs.
- Propagation becomes unstable.
Asymmetry intensifies.
The cycle deepens.