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This research aims to establish a framework for understanding autonomous governance through principles derived from physics.

February 19, 20260 citationsOpen Access

The Principia of Autonomous Governance: Volume I — Observed Scenarios and Derived Laws

MDMatthew A. Davis

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This research aims to establish a framework for understanding autonomous governance through principles derived from physics.
Developed the Unified Field Theory of Autonomous Governance
Created mathematical proofs for governance concepts
Analyzed thermodynamic principles in governance contexts
Formulated core axioms demonstrating governance principles
Proved inevitability of information leakage when observability exceeds authority
Illustrated the quadratic identity collapse in large context windows

Abstract

GOLD MASTER - DEFINITIVE EDITION v4.0 This manuscript establishes the Unified Field Theory of Autonomous Governance, creating a physics-based framework for the safety engineering of high-dimensional artificial agents. It argues that governance is not a policy challenge, but a thermodynamic one. Core Axioms Derived: The Conservation of Governance: (GT = GE + GI) proving that in the absence of Explicit Governance, a system does not become free; it becomes wholly governed by Implicit Drift. The Horizon Limit: Proving that information leakage is inevitable when Observability exceeds Authority (O > A). The Jeans Instability of Context: Demonstrating the quadratic collapse of identity in massive context windows. The Gibbs Governance Criterion: A phase diagram separating stable alignment from spontaneous hallucination. Note on Versioning: This artifact is the Gold Master consolidation of the project. It supersedes and deprecates all previous "Draft" or "Beta" uploads related to Volume I or The Principia. It contains the fully hydrated mathematical proofs for the "Physics of Governance" appendix.

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