MID/QC Applied Molecular Geometry Series 1 - Catalysis as Coherence Geometry: Reaction Pathways as Geometric Reconfiguration Events

This paper reframes catalysis as a geometric phenomenon within the MID/QC substrate framework. Rather than lowering activation energy, catalysts reshape local coherence geometry to stabilize transitional molecular configurations that would otherwise be non-viable. The manuscript introduces coherence corridors, explains catalytic specificity through geometric compatibility, and examines nanoscale surface effects, dopant influence, and catalyst persistence. Catalysis emerges as a question of geometric viability, unifying catalytic behavior across chemistry, biology, and materials science.