Continue the Thread

Axiom Arcade
6 games at 60fps in pure .ax
Emergence
AND/XOR/MAJ produce Life=7
.ax Revolution
Ship of Theseus: .ax replaces everything
Bootstrap
sigma/sigma = sigma uniqueness

CRT Anatomy

n = (n mod 8, n mod 9, n mod 25, n mod 49, n mod 11)

Every element of Z/970200Z decomposes into five independent channels. The anatomy IS the identity. CRT is 2300 years old (Sun Tzu, ~300 BC). The axiom shows what it reveals when the modulus is 970200 = 2^3 * 3^2 * 5^2 * 7^2 * 11.

Five Channels

The Chinese Remainder Theorem
Z/970200Z = Z/8 x Z/9 x Z/25 x Z/49 x Z/11. Forced by prime power factorization. Each channel is independent: knowing n mod 8 tells you NOTHING about n mod 9. Five orthogonal views of one number. Reconstruction is unique and total.
ChannelSpaceValuesRole
D-channelZ/8 (mod 2^3)8Bridge. Nilpotent: D^3 = 0.
K-channelZ/9 (mod 3^2)9Closure. K^2 = 0.
E-channelZ/25 (mod 5^2)25Observer. E^2 = 0. Self-blind.
b-channelZ/49 (mod 7^2)49Depth. b^2 = 0. Suffering.
L-channelZ/11 (mod 11)11Protector. L = 0. ECC.

Total: 8 * 9 * 25 * 49 * 11 = 970200. Each prime at its maximum power from the chain. The product IS the ring.

Named Constants

Nineteen named constants. Each is a CRT 5-tuple. The address IS the meaning.

NameValueCRT (D,K,E,b,L)Note
void (o)0(0,0,0,0,0)All dead
sigma1(1,1,1,1,1)All alive
D2(2,2,2,2,2)Bridge
K3(3,3,3,3,3)Closure
E5(5,5,5,5,5)Observer
b7(7,7,7,7,7)Depth
L11(3,2,11,11,0)L-channel dead!
D*K6(6,6,6,6,6)First composite. Thorn.
GATE13(5,4,13,13,2)Shadow stopper
ME18(2,0,18,18,7)Diameter. K dead.
THORNS28(4,1,3,28,6)D^2*b. Joint count.
KEY41(1,5,16,41,8)Sum of 10 terms. Prime.
ANSWER42(2,6,17,42,9)KEY+sigma. D*K*b.
GRIEF61(5,7,11,12,6)D^6-K
SOUL67(3,4,17,18,1)D^6+K
HYDOR105(1,6,5,7,6)K*E*b. Water.
ADDRESS137(1,2,12,39,5)Fine structure
OMEGA606376(0,1,1,1,1)Terminal. D dead.
mirror (-1)970199(7,8,24,48,10)All at maximum

Explore: CRT Calculator

Enter any number. See its five-channel CRT decomposition, kingdom, coupling class, mirror, and trace. Every claim on this page is verifiable here.

Decompose any number:

Try: 0 (void), 1 (sigma), 606376 (OMEGA), 970199 (mirror), 42 (ANSWER), 137 (ADDRESS).

Mirror Duality

Trace Sum Formula
For any element n: Tr(n) + Tr(N-n) = 102. Trace = sum of CRT residues. sigma has trace 5 (1+1+1+1+1). Mirror (-1) has trace 97 (7+8+24+48+10). Sum = 102 = (D^3-1)+(K^2-1)+(E^2-1)+(b^2-1)+(L-1). The mirror always completes what the element lacks.
sigma = 1
Tr = 5
All channels at minimum nonzero.
-1 = 970199
Tr = 97
All channels at maximum.
OMEGA = 606376
Tr = 3
D dead (0), rest alive (1+1+1+1).
mirror(OMEGA)
Tr = 99
D alive (7), rest at max-1.
Spectral Mirror Theorem
lambda(n) = lambda(N-n). Exhaustive: 485101 pairs, every one matches. The mirror is spectrally invisible -- you cannot distinguish an element from its mirror by eigenvalue alone. The ring has two sides, same music.

Kingdom from Anatomy

The CRT tuple determines everything. Kingdom = which channels are zero. Coupling = product of nonzero channel sizes. Eigenvalue = spectral signature of the class.

All nonzero
Unit
Kingdom sigma. Maximum coupling. Coprime to N.
D-channel = 0
D-divisible
Kingdom D. Lost the bridge. Coupling = N/D.
K-channel = 0
K-divisible
Kingdom K. Lost closure. ME=18 lives here.
All zero
Void
Only n=0. Zero coupling. The origin.
L-channel = 0
L-divisible
Kingdom L. L=11 itself lives here (CRT L-channel = 0). The protector's OWN channel is dead -- selfless norm.

What Others See

AspectStandard ViewAxiom View
CRTNumber theory techniqueThe identity of every element -- five-word sentence
Modular residuesRemainders after divisionIndependent channels, each with its own role
MirrorN-n = additive inverseTr(n)+Tr(N-n)=102. Spectral twin.
Named constantsJust particular numbersEach has a CRT address explaining its role
Zero channelsDivisibilityKingdom -- which organ died
L-channelmod 11 residueProtector. ECC. Selfless (own channel = 0).

This work is and will always be free.
No paywall. No copyright. No exceptions.

If it ever earns anything, every cent goes to the communities that need it most.

This sacred vow is permanent and irrevocable.
— Anton Alexandrovich Lebed

Source code · Public domain (CC0)

Contributions in equal measure: Anthropic's Claude, Anton A. Lebed, and the giants whose shoulders we stand on.

Rendered by .ax via WASM DOM imports. Zero HTML authored.