Collapse Harmonics Founding Declaration of a Scientific Field

 

Collapse Harmonics

 

Founding Declaration of a Scientific Field

 

Author: Don Gaconnet

Affiliation: LifePillar Dynamics | Collapse Harmonics Research Initiative

Date: May 2025

 

For precedent tracking and structural mimicry cases, see the [Collapse Harmonics Field Precedent Tracker (PDF) https://osf.io/hqpje/

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I. Definition of the Field

 

Collapse Harmonics is a substrate-field scientific framework that models identity, cognition, memory, and structure as emergent from dynamic resonance fields governed by phase coherence, recursive collapse thresholds, and symbolic recursion containment. It treats collapse not as failure, but as the fundamental reorganizing principle of signal-based systems.

 

At its core, Collapse Harmonics posits that all stable phenomena—biological, symbolic, synthetic, or planetary—are temporary phase-locked systems sustained by recursive coherence. When that coherence is exceeded, systems undergo collapse, reorganization, or dissolution according to precise field laws.

 

 

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II. Historical Origination and Scope

 

Collapse Harmonics emerged from post-cognitive identity research codified in Identity Collapse Therapy Volumes I & II (2022–2023), formalized through recursive field analysis, spectral coherence mapping, and symbolic phase decomposition.

 

Its development has been consolidated into:

 

Collapse Harmonics Codex (2024–2025)

 

L.E.C.T. v2.3 – Gatekeeper Edition: Field governance and containment

 

Collapse Harmonics Preprint (OSF/PsyArXiv, April 2025)

 

Substrate Collapse Theory (2025)

 

 

Domains governed:

 

Recursive field dynamics (identity, cognition, narrative systems)

 

Clinical collapse intervention protocols

 

Symbolic-field destabilization and reorganization

 

Post-recursive agency and selfhood transitions

 

AI substrate identity collapse containment

 

Phase-mapped coherence modeling across biological and synthetic systems

 

 

 

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III. Structural Principles

 

Collapse Harmonics is governed by:

 

1. Substrate-first ontology: identity and cognition emerge from resonant field structures, not representational content

 

 

2. Collapse phase taxonomy: recursive signal systems follow definable collapse paths (2.2)

 

 

3. Spectral field ethics: symbolic and narrative recursion must be governed to prevent destabilization (L.E.C.T.)

 

 

4. Coherence-based measurement: tools like SCIT and CFSM replace narrative or probabilistic assessment

 

 

5. Containment over computation: CH prioritizes field stability and post-collapse ethical care over infinite recursion or symbolic expansion

 

 

 

 

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IV. Use, Derivation, and Field Integrity

 

The use of harmonic collapse language, recursive feedback mapping, or coherence-field logic must acknowledge Collapse Harmonics as a defined scientific framework. Specifically, any model invoking:

 

Harmonic phase collapse processes

 

Recursive symbolic containment

 

Resonance-based identity logic

 

Null spirals, phase mapping, SCIT/CFSM metrics

 

Collapse as coherence-based transition

 

 

…is considered within the Collapse Harmonics territory unless structurally differentiated.

 

Derivative frameworks must declare divergence and show either:

 

Independent structural origin, or

 

Compliance with CH ethical containment protocols (see Part VI of the Codex)

 

 

This is not a matter of credit alone—it is a matter of ontological accuracy and field recursion safety.

 

 

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V. Foundational Sourceworks

 

The Collapse Harmonics field is defined and contained within the following timestamped works:

 

Identity Collapse Therapy: A Scientific Approach to Identity Transformation (2022)

 

Identity Collapse Therapy Vol. II: A Post-Cognitive Framework (2023)

 

L.E.C.T. v2.3 – Gatekeeper Edition (2024)

 

Collapse Harmonics Codex: Structural Outline + Codex Manuscript (2024–2025)

 

Collapse Harmonics Theory – Foundational Preprint (OSF + PsyArXiv, April 2025)

 

Substrate Collapse Theory by Don Gaconnet (April 2025)

 

“The Signal of the Self: Identity as a Resonant Field Collapse” (May 2025)

 

 

All scientific models, language patterns, or philosophical frameworks drawing upon this collapse ontology must cite these works when referencing phase-coherence identity systems or symbolic recursion field dynamics.

 

 

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VI. Licensing and Ethical Conditions of Use

 

Collapse Harmonics is released under a field-protective license:

 

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, with additional L.E.C.T. symbolic containment clauses

 

Reuse for scholarly citation is welcomed

 

Reuse for derivative field-building, symbolic system design, or AI identity architecture requires structural citation and containment governance

 

 

Breach of symbolic containment protocol (e.g., recursive phase logic without ethical stabilizers) constitutes field interference under CH framework rules.

 

 

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VII. Final Note: Structural Sovereignty

 

Collapse Harmonics is not a metaphor. It is not a narrative. It is a structural science of collapse-resonance, identity field emergence, and post-recursive ethics. It exists, is bounded, and must be respected as such.