Research-Stack/obsidian-vault/00-MAP/Core Concepts.md
Brandon Schneider 54004abe71 Setup Obsidian Knowledge Base for Research Stack
Created comprehensive Obsidian vault for managing Research Stack knowledge:

Core Structure:
- 00-MAP/ - Navigation, Dashboard, Core Concepts, Glossary, Getting Started
- 01-LAYERS/ - All 7 USTSM layers (L0-L6) with formal proofs, docs, receipts, hardware
- 07-RESEARCH/ - Milestones, Attack Plans, Conjectures, Experiments
- 08-TOOLS/ - Templates, Workflows, Scripts
- 09-REFERENCES/ - External resources
- 10-ARCHIVE/ - Completed items

Configuration Files:
- .obsidian/app.json - Vault settings
- .obsidian/community-plugins.json - Plugin configuration
- .obsidian/snippets/research-stack.css - Custom theme with layer colors
- .obsidian/plugins/ - Templater, QuickAdd, Dataview settings
- .obsidian/workspaces.json - Pre-configured workspaces

Templates Created:
- Formal Proof - For Lean theorem documentation
- Attack Plan - For research initiatives
- Milestone - For project milestones
- Receipt - For validation receipts
- Daily Standup - For daily progress tracking

Features:
- Dataview dashboard queries for system health
- Layer-specific color coding (L0-L6)
- Receipt styling and validation status
- Graph view customization
- QuickAdd commands for rapid note creation
- Templater automation with research helpers
- Pre-configured workspaces for different activities

Documentation:
- README.md - Complete vault guide
- Getting Started.md - Step-by-step tutorial
- Core Concepts.md - Fundamental principles
- Glossary.md - Research Stack terminology

Burgers 4-Theorem Attack Plan documented:
- Energy Dissipation theorem
- CFL Stability theorem
- Mass Conservation theorem
- Complexity Regularization theorem

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Core Concepts

Fundamental Principles

🎯 Single Source of Truth

Lean 4 is the authoritative source of truth for all formal claims. Every mathematical statement, algorithm, and system invariant must be expressible and verifiable in Lean 4.

🔢 Fixed-Point Arithmetic

All computation uses Q16.16 fixed-point arithmetic with Q0.64 scalars as the universal interface. This ensures deterministic behavior across all computational substrates.

📊 Receipt-Bounded Transformations

Every transformation must generate a receipt that proves:

  • What changed
  • What survived
  • What was lost
  • What it cost
  • At what scale
  • What receipt proves it

System Architecture

🏗️ Layer Model (USTSM)

The Universal Substrate Topological State Machine consists of 7 layers:

Layer Name Domain Status
L0 Primordial Pure math, fixed-point arithmetic Implemented
L1 Geometric Shape-aware topology 🟡 Partial
L2 Biological Genetic codes, spiking neurons 🟡 Speculative
L3 Thermodynamic Energy-aware quality 🟡 Speculative
L4 Security Attack-aware gating 🟡 Partial
L5 Semantic Meaning-aware filtering 🟡 Partial
L6 Meta Self-aware adaptation 🟡 Partial

🔄 Transformation Pipeline

Lean Formal Proof → Receipt Generation → Hardware Extraction → Validation

Key Components

📐 Mathematical Foundations

🔐 Security & Safety

🧬 Biological Computing

Hardware Extraction

Research Methodology

🎯 Attack Plans

Structured research initiatives that follow the pattern:

  1. Assessment - Current state analysis
  2. Implementation - Formal proof development
  3. Verification - Receipt generation and validation

📊 Milestones

Time-bound objectives with clear success criteria:

🔍 Conjectures

Research hypotheses requiring formal proof:

Quality Assurance

Formal Verification

  • Lean Compilation - All code must compile without errors
  • Proof Checking - All theorems must have valid proofs
  • Type Safety - Strong typing prevents runtime errors

🧾 Receipt Validation

  • Schema Compliance - Receipts must follow defined schemas
  • Hash Verification - Cryptographic integrity checks
  • Reproducibility - Results must be reproducible

🔬 Experimental Validation

  • Numerical Testing - Computational experiments
  • Hardware Testing - Physical implementation validation
  • Cross-Validation - Multiple verification methods

Terminology

📚 Glossary

  • Sidon Label - Address from a set with unique pairwise sums
  • BraidStorm - 8-strand braid topology for compression
  • Eigensolid - Converged, stable state of braid crossing loop
  • Yang-Baxter - Braid relation defining order invariance
  • GCL - Genetic Code Language
  • AVM - Adaptive Virtual Machine
  • TSM - Topological S3C Manifold

🏷️ Tag System

  • #layer-L0 through #layer-L6 - Layer classification
  • #formal-proof - Lean formal proofs
  • #receipt - Receipt documents
  • #attack-plan - Research attack plans
  • #milestone - Project milestones
  • #conjecture - Research conjectures

🔗 Cross-References

📖 External Resources


#core-concepts #research-stack #formal-methods