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An operator-algebraic framework can mathematically model memory consolidation in layered cognitive systems, demonstrating Lyapunov stability and characterizing conditions for cooperative information survival across mechanisms. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To establish a rigorous operator-algebraic framework that characterizes the stability, composition, and information retention properties of memory consolidation across layered cognitive architectures.

August 22, 2026Open Access

An Operator Algebra of Cognitive Memory Consolidation: Layered Composition, Lyapunov Stability, and the Cooperative-Survival Theorem

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ABAlexander BeringZen-Noh (Japan)

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Theoretical analysis demonstrates stability and cooperative information retention in layered cognitive memory systems, establishing formal foundations for artificial agent memory architectures.

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To establish a rigorous operator-algebraic framework that characterizes the stability, composition, and information retention properties of memory consolidation across layered cognitive architectures.
Modeled memory consolidation steps as mathematical operators acting on a memory state space, using operator composition to represent multi-layered architectures.
Derived Lyapunov-style stability proofs for iterative consolidation processes and formulated conditions for system closure.
Evaluated empirical classification performance across testing harnesses, comparing metrics including Cohen's d and an observed AUC[progressive] of 0.732 against a pre-specified 0.75 falsifiability threshold.
Proved the cooperative-survival theorem, defining formal algebraic conditions where combined consolidation mechanisms retain information that individual mechanisms lose in isolation.
Established Lyapunov stability criteria and algebraic closure properties that guarantee layered memory systems remain well-behaved during repeated consolidation cycles.
Identified empirical boundaries in classification benchmarks, noting that the AUC[progressive] of 0.732 remained unsupported against the 0.75 falsifiability floor.

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Alexander Bering (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895ec3ca7ade938187cdef https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22011984

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Theoretical analysis demonstrates stability and cooperative information retention in layered cognitive memory systems, establishing formal foundations for artificial agent memory architectures.

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