Paper V - Persistence Scaling in Recursive Constraint Networks: A Multilevel Mechanism for Stabilized Structure in Nonequilibrium Systems

This paper is part of the Infropy / Constraint Dynamics Series (Paper V of VIII) and introduces recursive constraint networks as a framework for persistence in nonequilibrium systems. It defines recursive depth and effective recursive strength as structural properties governing stability. A persistence scaling hypothesis is proposed linking persistence time to constraint structure. It builds on the multilevel framework developed in Paper IV.