RZS Series: Weighted Relational Branching in RZS
In this work, I develop weighted relational branching as an operational extension of the Relational Zero State framework. My goal is not to claim that RZS already derives physical spacetime, particles, or effective gauge sectors. Instead, I ask a narrower question: if relational microjumps acquire unequal weights, topology, and local tension, can those differences generate branches that remain stable under stress? I model the substrate as a directed weighted graph and test several families of dynamics: weighted growth, diversity regularization, functional recurrence, recurrent modules, flow-based recurrence, coupled modules, and coevolving module-meta networks. Across these tests, the strongest result is negative-informative. The models can generate differentiation, recurrence, and partial modular structure, but none of the explored rules produces robust stable branches or modules above strong paired null models. The main lesson is a constraint on future RZS dynamics: recurrence alone is not enough. Local reinforcement tends to concentrate transition flow and reduce diversity. Any future stabilization principle in RZS must therefore preserve recurrence and relational plurality at the same time.
Authors
- Felipe Romero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3033-2133)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-05-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20129542
- Primary Topic
- Quantum many-body systems
- Type
- preprint