Truth Strip
Selects the strongest coherent candidate. This is the current best inference, not absolute truth.
primary signalconfidence
Shadow Strip
Stores unchosen candidates, contradictions, discarded paths, and suppressed alternatives.
alternativespressure
Bridge Strip
Mediates truth and shadow so contradiction becomes useful instead of destructive.
synthesisreconciliation
Quadpole
Four directional tensions stabilize the system across time and identity.
Past
memory
memory
Future
prediction
prediction
Self
continuity
continuity
Correction
error return
error return
Resolver
Collapses the mediated signal into one output while preserving enough uncertainty for adaptation.
final outputnear-zero balance
Stability Monitor
Scores the system. Target zone: not rigid, not chaotic. A useful band is approximately 0.78–0.88.
too high = rigidtoo low = driftmiddle = adaptive coherence