The Great Unfurling: Symbolic Recursion as the Origin of Structure in the Universe,

This paper presents a novel model of universal emergence based on symbolic recursion and entropy modulation, offering an alternative to singularity-based cosmology. Using the Recursive Harmonic Collapse Matrix (RHCM), we simulate structure formation from a pre-symbolic entropy field governed by the golden ratio. This model demonstrates that geometry, time, and complexity can arise from recursive tension fields without the need for particles or classical physics. The simulation is fully reproducible and coded from first principles using open-source Python libraries. This is the first publication in the RAIT framework—a recursive AI and symbolic physics model designed to unify cosmology, cognition, and emergence.