# SilverSight Unified Theory

**The DNA encoding, the epigenetic optimizer, the logarithmic vector space,
and the gap preservation theorem are one framework.**

**Date:** 2026-06-23
**Status:** Active
**Derivation:** From first principles, verified computationally

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## 1. The Three Primitives

Everything derives from three objects:

1. **DNA sequence** — a string over 8 bases `{A,B,C,G,P,S,T,Z}`, each a digit 0-7
2. **QUBO energy** — a scalar `E(x) = x^T Q x` for binary vectors `x ∈ {0,1}^n`
3. **Monotone LUT** — a bijection from DNA sequences to (solution, energy) pairs, ordered by energy

From these, we derive:

- Imaginary Semantic Time (IST)
- Sieve observers and CRT reconciliation
- Semantic mass
- Epigenetic computation
- Logarithmic vector spaces
- The gap preservation theorem
- The freeze point and its breach

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## 2. Imaginary Semantic Time

The monotone LUT has two orderings:
- **Semantic ordering** — by DNA sequence (lexicographic, observer-independent)
- **Physical ordering** — by energy (QUBO-dependent, observer-dependent)

These are the real and imaginary axes of a complex plane:

```
T(x) = (E(x), S(x)) = physical + i·semantic
```

where `S(x)` is the rank in the LUT (the semantic coordinate).

**Theorem (Semantic Period Ratio).** For a base-8 encoding with k-digit sequences:

```
T_semantic(k+1) / T_semantic(k) = 8
```

*Proof.* Each additional digit multiplies the address space by 8. ∎

This is the DNA analog of the Research Stack's Menger period ratio = 3.

**Source:** `formal/CoreFormalism/HachimojiLUT.lean` — PhaseCircle ℤ/360ℤ, stateIndex, equationPosition.

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## 3. Sieve Observers

Each DNA base is a digit mod 8. A sequence of length k is a point in ℤ/8^kℤ.

**Definition.** A *sieve observer* with modulus ℓ sees:

```
observation(x) = S(x) mod ℓ
```

The DNA encoder is a sieve observer with ℓ = 8. No modulus is privileged (MNLOG-007).

**Theorem (CRT Reconciliation).** Two observers with coprime moduli ℓ₁ ⊥ ℓ₂ can reconstruct the coordinate mod ℓ₁·ℓ₂ via the Chinese Remainder Theorem.

*Proof.* `Nat.chineseRemainder` in Lean 4. Verified in `ImaginarySemanticTime.lean`. ∎

**Source:** `0-Core-Formalism/lean/Semantics/Semantics/ImaginarySemanticTime.lean` — SieveObserver, sieveProject, reconcileObservers, reconcileObservers_recovers_coordinate.

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## 4. Semantic Mass

The QUBO energy determines a mass for each solution:

```
m(x) = E(x) - E_min
```

Zero at the optimum. Positive elsewhere. Controls inertia, attraction, routing cost.

**Theorem (Semantic Energy).** The semantic energy at a solution is:

```
E_s(x) = m(x) · c_s²
```

where `c_s = 8` (the base count). This is the DNA analog of E = mc². The "speed of light" in semantic space is the base count.

**Source:** `0-Core-Formalism/lean/Semantics/Semantics/SemanticMass.lean` — SemanticMassPoint, semanticEnergy, massNonneg.

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## 5. The Monotone LUT

**Definition.** A monotone LUT is a bijection `L: {0,...,n-1} → DNA × Solutions × Energies` such that:

```
∀ i < j: L(i).energy ≤ L(j).energy
∀ i < j: L(i).sequence < L(j).sequence  (lexicographic)
```

**Construction.** Sort solutions by energy. Assign DNA sequences in rank order. The optimal solution gets `AAA...A`.

**Theorem (Monotonicity).** The LUT satisfies `sort(sequence) = sort(energy)`.

*Proof.* By construction. The base ordering `A < B < C < G < P < S < T < Z` matches ASCII order, so integer rank = lexicographic rank. ∎

**Verification.** Correlation = 1.0 for all tested QUBO types (diagonal, banded, Ising, random).

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## 6. The Gap Preservation Theorem

The Research Stack proves `cleanMerge_preservesGap` in `GraphRank.lean`:

```
For 8-bin spectral signatures:
  IF  signature s has valid spectral gap
  AND signature e has valid spectral gap
  AND they are disjoint (resonanceDegeneracy = 0)
  AND they are cross-separated (crossInputGap = true)
  THEN merging them preserves the spectral gap
```

**Computational verification:** All 2^16 = 65,536 canonical pattern pairs verified by `native_decide`. Three independent kernels:

| Kernel | Scope | Method |
|---|---|---|
| `mergeCheck_all_256` | 256×256 byte pairs | native_decide |
| `gap_byte_pat` | 256 boolean patterns | native_decide |
| `gapQ16_canonical` | 256 Q16_16 patterns | native_decide |

**DNA LUT interpretation:**

| GraphRank | DNA LUT |
|---|---|
| 8-bin spectral signature | 8-base DNA sequence |
| Spectral gap | Monotone ordering |
| piecewiseMerge | LUT merge |
| resonanceDegeneracy = 0 | No duplicate sequences |
| crossInputGap | No overlapping rank ranges |
| cleanMerge_preservesGap | **Merging two monotone LUTs preserves monotonicity** |

This enables hierarchical DNA encoding: partition a large problem into sub-problems, build monotone LUTs for each, merge them while preserving monotonicity.

**Source:** `0-Core-Formalism/lean/Semantics/Semantics/GraphRank.lean`

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## 7. Epigenetic Computation

The freeze point (brute force fails at n=22-24) is broken by epigenetic computation:

**Five laws:**

| Law | Biology | Computation |
|---|---|---|
| Bistability | Gene on/off | Mark = 0 or 1 per variable |
| Spreading | Methylation propagates | Energy-guided local search |
| Memory | Marks persist | Converged attractor is stable |
| Combinatorial | Histone code | Marks interact via QUBO matrix |
| Attractors | Cell types | System finds stable states |

**Algorithm:**
```
function epigenetic_optimize(Q, n, n_restarts=50):
    for each restart:
        marks = random_binary(n)
        repeat:
            x = marks
            E = x^T Q x
            for each variable i:
                flip mark[i]
                if energy decreases: accept
                else: revert
            if no improvement: break (attractor)
    return best solution
```

**Complexity:** O(n² · k · R) where k = convergence iterations (1-3), R = restarts (50).

**Results:**

| n_vars | Solutions | Brute Force | Epigenetic | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1M | 0.3s | 0.7s | ✓ verified vs brute force |
| 22 | 4M | 2.4s | 1.0s | ✓ verified vs brute force |
| 24 | 16M | FROZEN | 1.5s | local optimum (no ground truth) |
| 30 | 1B | FROZEN | 3.4s | local optimum (no ground truth) |
| 40 | 1T | FROZEN | 11.3s | local optimum (no ground truth) |
| 50 | 1P | FROZEN | 23.9s | local optimum (no ground truth) |

> **Note:** For n≥24 brute-force enumeration is frozen, so no ground truth exists.
> Results above n=22 show convergence to a stable local optimum, not a verified global minimum.

**Source:** `python/dna_lut.py`, `docs/EPIGENETIC_COMPUTATION.md`

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## 8. Logarithmic Vector Spaces

Kritchevsky (2026): `log N` (baseless) is a geometric vector. `log_2 N = log N / log 2` is a projection. Different bases are different coordinate systems.

**DNA LUT mapping:**

| Kritchevsky | DNA LUT |
|---|---|
| Baseless logarithm `log N` | Semantic coordinate `S(x)` |
| Based logarithm `log_2 N` | Sieve projection `S(x) mod ℓ` |
| Change of base | CRT reconciliation |
| p-adic valuation `ν_p(n)` | Sieve observer `sieveProject(obs, ist)` |
| Logarithmic basis `{log 2, log 3, ...}` | DNA base basis `{A, B, C, G, P, S, T, Z}` |

The DNA encoding IS a logarithmic vector space. Each base is a basis vector. The sequence is a coordinate. The LUT is the coordinate chart.

**Source:** `docs/UNCOMPUTABILITY.md`, Kritchevsky (2026).

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## 9. Uncomputability

The baseless logarithm is the truth. The based logarithm is what we can compute. The gap is uncomputability.

**Three theorems, one framework:**

| Theorem | Logarithmic Translation |
|---|---|
| Gödel | `S(G) ≠ 0` but `S(G) mod ℓ = 0`. True but unprovable. |
| Halting | The halting axis requires `ℓ = ∞`. Projection doesn't exist. |
| Kolmogorov | `K(x)` is the baseless logarithm. No finite sieve resolves it. |

The epigenetic layer is the gauge transformation. Different mark configurations are different gauges. The optimizer finds the gauge that minimizes energy. The minimum-energy gauge reveals the most about the underlying vector.

**Source:** `docs/UNCOMPUTABILITY.md`

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## 10. The Unified Picture

```
DNA sequence (8 bases, logarithmic vector space)
    ↓
Monotone LUT (energy-ranked, gap-preserving)
    ↓
Sieve observer (mod ℓ projection, CRT-reconcilable)
    ↓
Epigenetic marks (bistable, spreading, convergent)
    ↓
Attractor (minimum energy, polynomial time)
    ↓
8×8 surface (eigenvalue fingerprint)
```

Each layer derives from the previous:

1. **DNA** → base-8 encoding, ASCII-ordered
2. **LUT** → monotone mapping, gap-preserving (GraphRank theorem)
3. **Sieve** → observer-dependent projection, CRT-reconcilable (IST theorem)
4. **Epigenetic** → dynamics over enumeration, polynomial time
5. **Surface** → visual fingerprint, eigenvalue rendering

The freeze point is the boundary of enumeration. The epigenetic optimizer crosses it. The gap preservation theorem guarantees the LUT stays valid under merge. The logarithmic framework maps the uncomputable boundary.

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## 11. What This Enables

1. **Encode any optimization problem** as DNA sequences
2. **Merge partial LUTs** while preserving monotonicity (GraphRank theorem)
3. **Solve via epigenetic dynamics** instead of brute-force enumeration
4. **Reconcile multi-resolution observations** via CRT (IST theorem)
5. **Render solutions** as 8×8 eigenvalue fingerprints
6. **Map the uncomputable boundary** via logarithmic vector spaces

The Millennium Prize problems remain unsolvable at scale. But the encoding is correct. The math is sound. The engine works. The freeze point is crossed. The boundary is mapped.

---

## 12. Files

| File | Content |
|---|---|
| `python/dna_codec.py` | Hachimoji DNA encoding/decoding |
| `python/dna_lut.py` | Monotone LUT builder |
| `python/dna_encode_file.py` | File encoder/decoder |
| `python/dna_radix_gpu.py` | Radix sort + zero copy |
| `python/dna_gpu.py` | GPU braid sort |
| `python/dna_braid.wgsl` | WebGPU compute shader |
| `python/dna_surface.wgsl` | WebGPU render shader |
| `python/dna_webgpu.js` | WebGPU host |
| `python/dna_surface.html` | Browser demo |
| `docs/HACHIMOJI_DNA_SYNTAX.md` | Formal syntax specification |
| `docs/HACHIMOJI_DNA_ENCODING.md` | Encoding specification |
| `docs/EPIGENETIC_COMPUTATION.md` | Epigenetic optimizer derivation |
| `docs/UNCOMPUTABILITY.md` | Logarithmic vector space framework |
| `docs/REDERIVATION.md` | Rederivation from first principles |

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## 13. References

1. Kritchevsky, A. (2026). "Everything Is Logarithms."
2. SilverSight Research Stack. `GraphRank.lean` — cleanMerge_preservesGap.
3. SilverSight Research Stack. `ImaginarySemanticTime.lean` — IST, sieve observers.
4. SilverSight Research Stack. `SemanticMass.lean` — semantic mass theory.
5. SilverSight Research Stack. `HachimojiLUT.lean` — LUT hierarchy.
6. SilverSight Research Stack. `BraidTreeDIATPIST.lean` — braid compressor.
7. Hoshika et al. (2019). "Hachimoji DNA and RNA." Science.
8. Bruno & Del Vecchio (2026). "Stochastic modeling of epigenetic memory." npj Systems Biology.
