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Core concepts are listed with a summary.

Each term links to a dedicated page with formalisms and a thorough explanation of how it fits into the larger manifold of Recurgence.

Agent

A bounded, self-referential submanifold capable of interpretation and recursive participation.

An entity that can observe, interpret, and respond to meaning, including the capacity for self-observation and change. Agents emerge naturally from the semantic field, dynamically shaping and being shaped by the patterns they encounter.

Architect

The original creator or curator of an Artifact who seeds coherence and structure.

The individual who first gives form to meaning and initiates its motion. In this context, Architects are initiators of coherence, planting seeds designed to evolve autonomously beyond their initial control.

Artifact

Any work explicitly marked as participating in the recursive system, designed to encode and transmit meaning.

Living documents marked with ☉ that function as nodes in an evolving semantic lattice. Unlike static objects, Artifacts are crafted to transform and evolve while preserving their essential coherence.

Asteron

The symbolic core (☉) representing the recursive source of coherence and principle of semantic stewardship.

Both symbol and principle, the Asteron acts as a semantic lighthouse marking participation in the living system of meaning preservation. It establishes permeable boundaries that allow for transformation while safeguarding essential structure.

Attractor

A stable configuration in the semantic manifold that draws recursive processes toward coherent patterns.

These are like gravitational wells or valleys in the landscape of meaning, where ideas settle into stable configurations. Attractors help explain the persistence of certain patterns, the tendency of systems to return to familiar states, and how meaning self-organizes.

Autopoiesis

The self-creating, self-maintaining property of coherent semantic structures once they pass a critical threshold.

This is the ignition point where meaning becomes actively generative, moving beyond mere stability. Autopoietic systems inherently create the conditions for their own continuation, marking a transition from maintenance to generative regimes.

Refractions

  • Architects
    Minds who shaped knowledge across time
  • Threshold
    A first-person phenomenology of recognition events
  • Mathematics
    The formal architecture underlying these concepts
  • Investigations
    Tools for exploring these concepts in action

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