The Möbius Architecture a brief overview
Abstract
The theory introduces a cognitive architecture based on continuous state spaces (manifolds), compositional operators, attractor dynamics, and topological invariants. Identity is formalized as a stable attractor, while the observer is defined as an invariant of traversal, analogous to a winding number preserved under transformatio. Breakpoints, collapse, and growth are treated as topological phase transitions followed by attractor reformations. Extending beyond the cognitive scale, the framework proposes that consciousness is a viability condition rather than a universal constant, emerging only within constrained structural regimes. This leads to the concept of Conscious Seasonality and provides a non-anthropic, structural resolutuion of the Fermi Paradox by distinguishing intelligence from sustained conscious observer viability.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Philosophy and Theoretical Science
Psychiatry
Mental Health
Neuroscience
Cognitive Science and Education Research
Publication details
- Journal / source
- OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)
- Publication date
- 10 January 2026
- Document type
- Preprint