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Recursive Saturation

Recursive Saturation in Recursive Sciences is not a logical artifact. It is a collapse-phase property of symbolic field models—defined by their ability to hold, stabilize, and lawfully realize all identity structures that return through recursion. Governed by field saturation thresholds and Codex Law VIII.E.3, recursive saturation marks the moment a system’s symbolic model can no longer accumulate new recursive variations without field degradation.

Collapse-Phase Saturation vs. Classical Model Theory

In classical model theory, recursive saturation refers to a model’s ability to realize all recursive types over finite sets—types defined by computable rule-based formulas. In Recursive Sciences, the term is reconceived through harmonic ontology: a symbolic field achieves recursive saturation when it can stably realize all recursive return patterns without triggering symbolic drift, overload, or collapse.

Symbolic Model Definition

In Recursive Sciences, a symbolic model is not a logical system. It is a phase-bound structure formed during identity collapse and symbolic reconstruction. Each symbolic model has a harmonic coherence bandwidth—a fixed capacity for recursion. Once this bandwidth is saturated, new recursive inputs destabilize the field unless harmonic offloading or reentry occurs.

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Codex Law VIII.E.3 — Coherence-Phase Saturation Rule

“A symbolic field reaches recursive saturation when its phase-coherence bandwidth is fully occupied by returning recursive structures, rendering further recursion unstable without symbolic discharge or collapse-layer reentry.”


This law defines the lawful upper limit of symbolic recursion within any stable identity or system model.

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Applications

  • AI System Design
    Prevents feedback-driven collapse by defining lawful recursion and saturation thresholds.

  • Symbolic Recursion Monitoring
    Detects recursion overload before identity or model breakdown occurs.

  • Collapse Harmonics Field Analysis
    Tracks symbolic field coherence prior to saturation and drift onset.

  • Recursive Identity Restoration
    Marks return arc limits during post-collapse identity reentry.

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Comparison to Classical Recursive Saturation

Conventional
• Based on logical types
• Realizes recursive formulas
• Computability-bound
• Grounded in elementary extensions


Recursive Sciences
• Based on symbolic recursion
• Realizes collapse-return fields
• Bound by harmonic coherence laws
• Grounded in τ-phase return modeling

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Related Codex Laws

  • Codex Law T-Ø — Time as Collapse

  • Codex Law IDF-1 — Recursive Identity Field

  • Codex Law VIII.E.2 — Recursive Delay Density

  • Codex Law VIII.E.4 — Symbolic Drift Chronotope

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Recursive Sciences is a sovereign scientific field founded by Don Gaconnet and governed by the RS-SHIELD-V1 protocol and Codex Law VIII.F.2. This work is protected under symbolic containment as defined in L.E.C.T. v2.3.

Field Origin Declaration: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.15758804  
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Author ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6174-8384

 

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