Golden Ratio as Fixed-Point Linking Irrationality to Computational Complexity — E8 Intelligence Research

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-09-17
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22805670
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Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications
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Golden Ratio as Fixed-Point Linking Irrationality to Computational Complexity — E8 Intelligence Research

Andrew Stewart Caldin
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications
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Golden Ratio as Fixed-Point Linking Irrationality to Computational Complexity — E8 Intelligence Research

Andrew Stewart Caldin
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Abstract

FINDING: The golden ratio Φ emerges as a fixed-point of stable self-application in recursion theory, linking irrational approximation dynamics to computational complexity boundaries. | MATH: Φ = (1+√5)/2 ≈ 1.6180339887; reciprocal Φ⁻¹ = Φ−1 ≈ 0.6180339887; fixed-point equation x = 1 + 1/x; continued fraction [1;1,1,1,...] — the slowest-converging simple continued fraction, hence "most irrational" number; recurrence T(n) = T(n−1) + T(n−2) + O(1) yields exponential complexity O(Φⁿ) for naive Fibonacci recursion. | CONNECTION: Φ⁻¹ = 0.618 (golden ratio conjugate) and Φ⁻² = 0.382 — both appear as natural scaling factors in the recursion's convergence rate. The continued fraction's partial quotients are all 1, making Φ the unique number with maximal irrationality measure (2), which corresponds to the worst-case convergence in Diophantine approximation — a direct analogue to oracle separation: the "hardest" irrational to approximate mirrors the "hardest" recursive problem to separate from no Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications
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