<• × 3 · three diodes in a triangle · 3·3·3 = 9, +1 core = 10
The single J-junction (<•) scaled up: three vertices (A·B·C), the three diodes on the edges (AB·AC·BC), the three junctions they form — nine — and a tenth, the core at the center, the witness that sees all three crossings at once. The TriPod, governed.
tap a diode to cycle: forward → reverse → blocked
tap a diode to set its direction · pulse a vertex to send a token around the loop
vertices 3diodes 3junctions 3= 9+ core 1= 10
// the core — the 10th node — witnesses every junction crossing
each edge is a J-junction: a diode (one-way valve) between two vertices. forward → the token crosses and the core logs it; blocked → the token stops, the core logs the refusal. three junctions gate the loop; the core at the centroid is the exterior witness that none of the three edges can reach — 3 + 3 + 3 = 9, and the witness makes 10.
<• × 3 · A·B·C · DIODES AB·AC·BC · 3 VERTICES + 3 DIODES + 3 JUNCTIONS = 9 · +1 CORE = 10
EACH EDGE A ONE-WAY JUNCTION · THE CORE WITNESSES ALL THREE · THE TRIPOD, GOVERNED
THE J-JUNCTION · TRIAD · MK III · A PURPLE PAPER · SERIES E · JUNE 2026