Proportional Stationarity and Structural Stability in Perturbative Field Theories
We formulate a structural stability criterion for dimensionless physical constants within standard perturbative field frameworks. The analysis introduces a response-ratio functional Γ=κ/τ, defined from second-order sensitivity and first-order deformation measures associated with admissible variations in a field configuration. Stability is characterized by proportional stationarity of Γ, expressed as a first-order operator condition along transformation flows. The framework characterizes, within a declared variational model, when invariance of fixed constants can be represented as a stationarity condition. Under compactness and convexity assumptions typical of variational systems, stationary response ratios arise as isolated solutions of the associated operator equation; more general settings permit continuous spectra. Explicit functional definitions are provided within a conventional analytic setting, and the criterion is illustrated in representative classical field models. The results position proportional stationarity as a model-relative structural consistency condition for perturbative stability; isolation is conditional on compactness and non-degeneracy hypotheses, and continuous families may occur outside that regime. Limitations and possible extensions, including discretized spacetime formulations, are discussed.
Authors
- Robert Castro
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Quantum Reports
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/quantum8010023
- Primary Topic
- Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00