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This work aims to propose a new axiomatic framework for understanding zero and infinity as bounded reciprocal concepts within physics.

May 10, 2026Open Access

UNIFICATION VII - A BOUNDED UNIVERSE 0 - Reciprocal Boundary Structure and the Reinterpretation of Zero and Infinity

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This work aims to propose a new axiomatic framework for understanding zero and infinity as bounded reciprocal concepts within physics.
Introduced two provisional asymptotic quantities: I = c² and Z = 1/c².
Rearranged foundational equations from modern physics to reveal recurring reciprocal forms.
Presented a distinction between ordinary mathematics and an asymptotic discernment structure.
Proposed that physical structures may share a common reciprocal asymptotic organization.
Interpreted the Heisenberg uncertainty principle as stemming from the unattainability of exact zero states.
Drew implications for relativistic and cosmological behaviors as outcomes of boundaries in counting mathematics.

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This work introduces the foundational axioms of a proposed bounded reciprocal framework in which the mathematical concepts of zero and infinity are reinterpreted as asymptotic directions toward finite reciprocal boundary states embedded within physical structure. The framework is motivated by the repeated appearance of the quantity c² and its reciprocal 1/c² throughout modern physics, including relativistic geometry, mass-energy relations, gravitational structure, electromagnetic vacuum relations, and relativistic wave equations. The work proposes that this recurring reciprocal structure may reflect a deeper bounded relational organization underlying both relativistic and quantum behavior. Motivated by these repeated reciprocal forms, two provisional asymptotic quantities are introduced: I = c² Z = 1/c²with the reciprocal closure relation: IZ = 1Within this interpretation, I (“Irony”) represents a proposed upper relational boundary, while Z (“Zed”) represents a proposed lower discernment boundary. The traditional mathematical pair: 0 ↔ ∞is therefore replaced by the bounded reciprocal pair: Z ↔ IA distinction is then proposed between ordinary “counting” mathematics and a second asymptotic “discernment” structure. Counting mathematics is interpreted as an emergent approximation valid near a central equilibrium regime in which exact separability and stable distinguishability appear operationally true. Near the Zed boundary, quantum uncertainty and wave-like behavior emerge as exact counting distinctions progressively fail. Near the Irony boundary, relativistic divergence and cosmological extremality emerge as ordinary counting structure approaches its upper relational limit.Several foundational equations of modern physics are rearranged to expose repeated forms involving either c² or 1/c², including relativistic interval relations, Lorentz structure, Schwarzschild geometry, electromagnetic vacuum structure, and relativistic wave operators. Preliminary substitutions suggest that many apparently independent physical structures may already share a common reciprocal asymptotic organization.Within this framework, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle is interpreted as a possible consequence of the impossibility of reaching exact counting-zero states, while relativistic and cosmological divergences are interpreted as possible consequences of attempting to extend counting mathematics beyond the Irony boundary.The present work does not claim a completed physical theory or a derivation of established quantum or relativistic laws. Rather, it establishes a foundational axiomatic structure for investigating whether modern physics may be consistently reinterpreted in terms of bounded reciprocal asymptotic limits rather than unrestricted zero and infinity. Currently Available: UNIFICATION 0 - A Shared Lightlike Boundary for Relativity and Quantum Theory - v1.00 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19860494 UNIFICATION I - Phase Structure and the Lightlike Boundary - v1.00 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19862660 UNIFICATION II - Implications of the Lightlike Boundary and Phase Structure - v1.00 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19863301 UNIFICATION III - Toward a Dynamical Formulation of the Lightlike Boundary Framework - v1.00 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19895578 UNIFICATION IV - Consequences and Implications of the Chi Framework v1.00 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19896296 UNIFICATION V - Concerning the Current Absence of a Governing Equation for the Chi Framework v1.00 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19921182 UNIFICATION VI: The Chi Boundary Method and Structural Invariants v1.00 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19925550 UNIFICATION VII - A BOUNDED UNIVERSE 0 - Reciprocal Boundary Structure and the Reinterpretation of Zero and Infinity https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20090590 UNIFICATION VIII - A BOUNDED UNIVERSE I - Math of Counting vs a New Zed/Irony Math https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20090759 UNIFICATION - The Chi Framework - Eight Lessons on the Boundary Between Relativity and Quantum Mechanics - v1.00 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19863601

UNIFICATION VII - A BOUNDED UNIVERSE 0 - Reciprocal Boundary Structure and the Reinterpretation of Zero and Infinity

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