Liquid-State Mathematics: Decoupling Combinatorial Complexity via Continuous Relational Fields and Concurrent Topological Flow
Traditional combinatorial optimization relies on discrete sequential search trees, treating problem size (\bm{n}) as a multiplier of temporal sequence and encountering exponential scaling walls (e.g., \bm{O(n!)} or \bm{O(2^n)}). This collection introduces Liquid-State Mathematics, a native computational architecture that bypasses explicit enumeration by recasting combinatorial complexity as spatial geometry. By translating discrete variables into continuous topographical gradients at an ultra-fine arbitrary resolution ("Dark Scale"), the system abandons path-by-path search. Instead, optimization is achieved via concurrent topological wavefront propagation, utilizing floating transient-state memory to force the optimum to arrive first within the lowest energy basin. This submission includes the theoretical protocol, virtual execution rules, and an empirical computational test report. Experimental execution of this continuous relational field across problem sizes ranging from \bm{n=12} to \bm{n=50,000} nodes demonstrates that convergence depth does not track combinatorial state-space growth. Across a 100x increase in problem scale (500 to 50,000 nodes), convergence depth increased by a factor of only 7.12x, successfully decoupling field convergence from classical enumeration with a sublinear power law fit of \bm{D(n) \approx 67.13 n^{0.423}}.
Authors
- Matt Webb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6784-1877)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-09-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22714638
- Primary Topic
- Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research
- Type
- preprint