Structural Stability Theory - Descriptive Tenability Under Constraint - A Pre-Field Boundary Framework

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Abstract

Structural Stability Theory (SST) designates a descriptive domain concerned with the conditions under which coherent description remains tenable under constraint, prior to field formation, explanation, or operationalization. Where KoR and Symbolic Diffusion operate within an already constituted symbolic field, SST addresses a strictly anterior question: under what conditions does description itself remain possible before any field, invariant, or dynamic can be defined? SST does not introduce a theory of systems, matter, cognition, or symbols. It isolates boundary conditions under which descriptive coherence can persist, and identifies forms of descriptive failure that occur prior to contradiction, error, or empirical falsification. In this sense, SST shows that descriptive collapse may arise through exhaustion of coherence alone, without explanatory disagreement. SST introduces no models, methods, criteria, or prescriptions. It is descriptive rather than normative or instrumental, and serves exclusively to delimit where structure, unification, or operational reasoning cannot yet be meaningfully applied. SST is not a foundation of KoR or Symbolic Diffusion, nor do those frameworks depend on it. Instead, SST names the level at which certain descriptive attempts fail before invariant structures, symbolic fields, or diffusion dynamics can be coherently articulated. License: CC BY-NC 4.0Status: Pre-field boundary frameworkDistribution: PDF / Mirror.xyz / IPFSDOI: Assigned via Zenodo

Fields of Study & Subjects

Chaos Complexity and Education Complex Systems and Dynamics Complex Systems and Decision Making

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Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
3 January 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Preprint