Why φ? The Golden Ratio as Universal Efficiency Limit in Computational Finitism
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Authors
- Néstor E Ramos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3211-9347)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-09-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22776623
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications
- Type
- preprint