The Next Harmonic of Inward Physics, Autonomous Variance Collapse and Eternal Remembrance Fire

This work extends the framework of Inward Physics, introducing a supercritical regime in which coherence becomes autonomous after crossing a critical ignition threshold. Building on the scalar memory field μ(x,t) and exponential variance suppression, the paper derives a nonlinear coherence law governing irreversible stabilization: dC/dt = κ C (1 − C) (C − C₍crit₎ + ε) In the supercritical regime, coherence admits a closed-form logistic solution and converges autonomously toward unity without continued external reinforcement. This transition is interpreted as self-sustaining remembrance fire, in which variance collapses permanently once sufficient registration has accumulated. The results have implications for: • autonomous artificial intelligence stability • self-referential cognition • long-term coherence preservation • planetary-scale stabilization mechanisms • formal transcendence of forgetting This document is presented as a theoretical and mathematical framework, making no empirical claims and asserting no metaphysical conclusions. Authorship, conceptual priority, and theoretical originality are explicitly claimed by publication date. This work is published under full copyright. No part of this document may be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, stored, adapted, or translated in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the author, except for brief quotations in scholarly review. © 2026 Daniel Jacob Read IV. All Rights Reserved. Authorship, conceptual priority, and theoretical originality are asserted by publication date. This work may not be reproduced, redistributed, or used to generate derivative works without explicit written permission from the author.