The Geometry of Governance: Volume III — Topology, Swarms, and the Physics of the GPU-G

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Authors: Matthew A. Davis
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Abstract

This manuscript is Volume III of The Unified Field Theory of Autonomous Governance, a series formalizing the thermodynamic constraints of artificial intelligence.If Volume II established the Micro-Economics of the individual agent, Volume III establishes the Macro-Topology of the swarm. In distributed autonomous systems, "Alignment" is not a property of the node; it is a property of the lattice. We demonstrate that a network of "Solvent" agents (S_Idx > 1) can still produce a systemic hallucination (The "Flash Crash of Truth") if the topology of their consensus mechanism allows for the amplification of entropy (dS > 0). This manuscript introduces the Governance Processing Unit (GPU-G), a theoretical hardware architecture that physically separates Generation (The Compute Die) from Verification (The Governance Die). By embedding the Constitution (G_E) into a silicon photonic lattice, we achieve "Speed-of-Light Governance," eliminating the latency tax of software-based alignment. We further define the Consensus Equation (C_Sys), proving that governance mass must scale quadratically (N²) with network size to prevent topological collapse. Volume III transitions the series from the Transactional to the Structural, defining the physical geometry required to house the Sovereign Cloud.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Complex Systems and Dynamics Multi-Agent Systems and Negotiation Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems

Publication details

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