ISF Stabilization Theorem Candidate
ISF is a candidate formalization for bounding recursive digital systems through regularization, ordinal transformation, and hierarchy constraints.
Formal statement draft
Given a recursive system S, a regularization operator R, an ordinal transformation T, and a hierarchy bound H_{ω1}, define P(S) = T(R(S)) ∩ H_{ω1}(S). Under declared admissibility and well-foundedness assumptions, P(S) is expected to admit either a terminating transition path or a fixed-point state.
Assumptions
- • S has a declared state space
- • S has a declared transition relation
- • R is defined on the class of recursive flows considered
- • T maps regularized flows into a well-founded ordinal index
- • H_{ω1} supplies a hierarchy boundary or admissible rank constraint
- • fixed-point and termination criteria are explicitly defined
Definitions needed
- • recursive system
- • regularization operator
- • ordinal transformation
- • hierarchy bound
- • admissible transition
- • fixed point
- • termination
Proof obligations
- • prove transition relation is well-founded under declared rank
- • prove R preserves admissible structure
- • prove T produces descending or non-increasing ordinal rank where required
- • prove no forbidden divergence remains inside P(S)
- • prove fixed-point case is distinguishable from nontermination
Simulation obligations
- • toy recursive process with terminating path
- • toy recursive process with fixed-point path
- • toy divergent process rejected by hierarchy bound
Reviewer questions
- • Are the operators R, T, and H sufficiently defined?
- • Is the target theorem too broad and should it be restricted?
- • What class of recursive systems should be admitted first?
Forbidden claims
- • ISF proves all infinite systems terminate
- • ISF is externally-validated
- • ISF guarantees-universal-convergence
Boundary: This is a theorem candidate and formalization scaffold, not an accepted-proof.