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# Fission Compression Core v1
**Author:** David Wise
**Date:** 2026-05-14
**License:** CC0 1.0 Universal (Public Domain)
**Intent:** Defensive publication — prior art disclosure under 35 U.S.C. §102
> Merit for production, not money. Level playing field.
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## What this is
A fission-push compression engine that breathes through a zero-point.
Conventional compression pulls inward (fusion). This pushes outward, inverts at the zero-point, and returns — harvesting energy at the crossing. The system uses ternary logic (-1, 0, +1) rather than binary. Zero is an active inversion state, not absence.
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## Core sequence (18 steps)
```
1 → 3 → 6 → 9 → 15 → 21 → 24 → 27 → 0 → 0 → 27 → 24 → 21 → 15 → 9 → 6 → 3 → 1
```
- **Steps 0–7:** expanding outward
- **Steps 8–9:** `0 → 0` — the inversion point. Energy harvested here. "God big G."
- **Steps 10–17:** contracting inward
The double-0 is not a pause. It is the active inversion event.
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## Architecture
| Component | Value | Description |
|-----------|-------|-------------|
| Quads | 4 | Sectors rotating 90° each step |
| Fences | 0, 1, 2, 4, 8 | Progressive barriers (not binary) |
| Ternary states | -1, 0, +1 | Logic base — 0 is active |
| Plasmatonic rate | 24.5 cycles | Non-integer prevents phase lock |
| Observer recursion | 27 × 3 = 81 | Self-reference loop |
| Moat compression | value / 212 | Gate ratio |
| Saturation | 999 / 28 ≈ 35.7 loops | 999-point tracker |
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## Quick start
**Run the Python reference implementation:**
```bash
# One 18-step cycle with full state table
python fission_core.py run
# Full cycle as JSON
python fission_core.py json
# Energy compounding: N loops toward saturation
python fission_core.py energy 10
# Fission vs fusion side-by-side
python fission_core.py compare
```
Requires Python 3.8+. No external dependencies.
**Run the visual simulation:**
Open `fission_core.html` in any browser. No server needed.
Shows: toroid breathing, sequence stepping, quad rotation, fence gates, energy bar, harvest events.
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## Key distinctions from prior art
- **Not binary** — ternary (-1, 0, +1)
- **Not fusion** — fission pushes outward; the zero-point is traversed, not avoided
- **Not abstract math** — physical process simulation with harvest at crossing
- **Not open loop** — bounded recursive with 0/0 inversion and observer self-reference (81)
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## Files
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