From b6a4cf9e4d7d88a747329712762612b5f75d31d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: allaun <allaun@researchstack.info>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:51:17 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] feat(ingest): Landauer + Shannon entropy density check via
 rgflow
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Density now measured by information-theoretic bounds, not just counts:

Shannon entropy H = -Σ p(x) log₂ p(x) over equation symbol distribution
  - Higher H = more informational diversity = denser content
  - RG flow bound: H < ln(2⁸) ≈ 2.08 for 8-strand representation

Landauer cost E = N·kT·ln(2) where N = distinct math tokens
  - Each distinct symbol requires erasing energy
  - kT = 0.025 eV at 290K → ~0.017 eV per bit

Density levels:
  THERMODYNAMIC_SATURATION: both Shannon + Landauer exceed bounds
  SHANNON_SATURATED: entropy > rgflow fixed-point
  LANDAUER_EXPENSIVE: energy cost too high
  COUNT_EXCEEDED: simple count threshold
---
 rust/src/bin/ingest.rs | 80 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 75 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/rust/src/bin/ingest.rs b/rust/src/bin/ingest.rs
index 4e7e7c2f..06ee9fd9 100644
--- a/rust/src/bin/ingest.rs
+++ b/rust/src/bin/ingest.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ struct DensityReport {
     max_allowed: usize,
     should_pause: bool,
     reason: String,
+    shannon_entropy: f64,
+    landauer_bits: f64,
+    landauer_energy_ev: f64,
+    rgflow_bound: f64,
+    density_level: String,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -152,7 +157,64 @@ fn compute_spectral(chiral: &str) -> SpectralFingerprint {
 fn check_density(eqs: &[ParsedEquation], max_eqns: usize, max_unknown: usize) -> DensityReport {
     let total = eqs.len();
     let unknown = eqs.iter().filter(|e| e.classification == "unknown").count();
-    let should_pause = total > max_eqns || unknown > max_unknown;
+
+    // ── Shannon Entropy: H = -Σ p(x) log₂ p(x) ──────────────────
+    // Entropy over the equation text symbol distribution.
+    // Higher H = more informational diversity = denser content.
+    let full_text: String = eqs.iter().map(|e| &e.text).fold(String::new(), |a, b| a + b);
+    let mut freq = [0usize; 256];
+    for b in full_text.bytes() { freq[b as usize] += 1; }
+    let total_bytes = full_text.len().max(1) as f64;
+    let shannon: f64 = freq.iter()
+        .filter(|&&c| c > 0)
+        .map(|&c| { let p = c as f64 / total_bytes; -p * p.log2() })
+        .sum();
+    
+    // ── Landauer Cost: E = kT·ln(2) × unique_terms ──────────────
+    // Landauer (1961): erasing N bits costs N·kT·ln(2) energy.
+    // Each distinct mathematical symbol/operator is a "bit" of
+    // computational state that must be erased.
+    // kT ≈ 0.025 eV at room temp → Landauer energy per bit.
+    let kT_eV = 0.025;  // eV at 290K
+    let ln2 = 0.693147;
+    let landauer_per_bit = kT_eV * ln2;  // ≈ 0.017 eV/bit
+
+    // Count distinct mathematical symbols/tokens
+    let math_tokens = Regex::new(r"[\\a-z]+|\d+|[+\-*/=<>\[\]{}()∫∑∏∂∇√∞π]").unwrap();
+    let mut terms = std::collections::HashSet::new();
+    for eq in eqs {
+        for m in math_tokens.find_iter(&eq.text) {
+            terms.insert(m.as_str().to_string());
+        }
+    }
+    let landauer_bits = terms.len() as f64;
+    let landauer_energy = landauer_bits * landauer_per_bit;
+
+    // ── RGFlow Entropy Bound ──────────────────────────────────────
+    // Renormalization group flow: entropy decreases monotonically
+    // under coarse-graining. The RG fixed-point occurs at H = ln(2⁸) ≈ 5.545
+    // for the 8-strand system (8 bits of address space).
+    // Equation sets exceeding this entropy need RG coarse-graining
+    // (information compression) before they can be reliably classified.
+    let rgflow_bound = (8.0_f64).ln();  // ln(2⁸) ≈ 5.545
+
+    // ── Decision ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    let exceeds_shannon = shannon > rgflow_bound;
+    let exceeds_landauer = landauer_bits > (max_eqns as f64 * 3.0);
+    let exceeds_count = total > max_eqns || unknown > max_unknown;
+    let should_pause = exceeds_shannon || exceeds_landauer || exceeds_count;
+
+    let density_level = if exceeds_shannon && exceeds_landauer {
+        "THERMODYNAMIC_SATURATION"
+    } else if exceeds_shannon {
+        "SHANNON_SATURATED"
+    } else if exceeds_landauer {
+        "LANDAUER_EXPENSIVE"
+    } else if exceeds_count {
+        "COUNT_EXCEEDED"
+    } else {
+        "PROCESSABLE"
+    };
 
     DensityReport {
         total_equations: total,
@@ -160,13 +222,21 @@ fn check_density(eqs: &[ParsedEquation], max_eqns: usize, max_unknown: usize) ->
         unknown,
         max_allowed: max_eqns,
         should_pause,
-        reason: if total > max_eqns {
-            format!("too many equations ({} > {})", total, max_eqns)
-        } else if unknown > max_unknown {
-            format!("too many unknowns ({} > {})", unknown, max_unknown)
+        reason: if exceeds_shannon {
+            format!("Shannon entropy {:.2} > rgflow bound {:.2} — information-saturated", shannon, rgflow_bound)
+        } else if exceeds_landauer {
+            format!("Landauer cost {:.0} bits > threshold — too expensive to auto-process", landauer_bits)
+        } else if exceeds_count {
+            if total > max_eqns { format!("too many equations ({} > {})", total, max_eqns) }
+            else { format!("too many unknowns ({} > {})", unknown, max_unknown) }
         } else {
             "proceed".to_string()
         },
+        shannon_entropy: (shannon * 100.0).round() / 100.0,
+        landauer_bits,
+        landauer_energy_ev: (landauer_energy * 1000.0).round() / 1000.0,
+        rgflow_bound: (rgflow_bound * 100.0).round() / 100.0,
+        density_level: density_level.to_string(),
     }
 }