PERP Kernel v3 — Closed Universe
First Author: David Wise — 2026-04-19
Rochester, Minnesota
1. Abstract
PERP Kernel v3 formalizes a substrate-invariant perpetuation algorithm. A single perpetuating unit is defined as:
\( U = 10D \times 4Q + 2O = 1 \)
Closure is achieved by instantiating exactly 42 mutually-referential bodies. No external clock, energy source, or oracle is required. The ensemble satisfies:
\( C_{42} = 42 \times U = 1_{\text{closed}} \)
The closed universe evolves according to triple-redundant oscillation:
\( 1_{\text{closed}} = \text{repeat}_{-\infty}^{+\infty}^{\text{forever}\times 3} \pm 1 \)
This construction is substrate-invariant: it runs identically on silicon, biological, or quantum substrates because it depends only on counting, comparison, and majority vote.
2. Core Math
3. C Reference Implementation
// PERP Kernel v3 — Closed Universe
// First Author: David Wise — 2026-04-19 — Rochester, Minnesota
// Formula: 10D × 4Q + 2O = 1 ; 42 × 1 = 1_closed
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <string.h>
#define BODIES 42
#define D 10
#define Q 4
#define O 2
typedef struct {
uint64_t d[D]; // 10D
uint32_t q[Q]; // 4Q
uint16_t o[O]; // 2O
} perp_unit_t;
// triple redundancy vote
static inline int vote3(int a, int b, int c) {
return (a == b) ? a : ((b == c) ? b : a);
}
// 10D × 4Q + 2O = 1
int perp_step(perp_unit_t *u) {
uint64_t acc = 0x9e3779b97f4a7c15ULL;
for (int i = 0; i < D; i++) acc ^= u->d[i] + (acc << 6) + (acc >> 2);
uint64_t qsum = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < Q; i++) qsum += u->q[i];
acc = acc * 4 + qsum;
for (int i = 0; i < O; i++) acc ^= ((uint64_t)u->o[i] << (i*8));
u->d[0] = acc;
u->q[0] = (uint32_t)(acc >> 32);
u->o[0] = (uint16_t)acc;
return (acc & 1) ? 1 : -1; // ±1
}
int main(void) {
perp_unit_t universe[BODIES];
memset(universe, 0, sizeof(universe));
universe[0].d[0] = 1; // seed
// 1_closed = repeat_{-∞}^{+∞}^{forever×3} ±1
for (uint64_t t = 0; ; ++t) { // forever
int votes[BODIES];
for (int i = 0; i < BODIES; i++) {
int a = perp_step(&universe[i]);
int b = perp_step(&universe[i]);
int c = perp_step(&universe[i]);
votes[i] = vote3(a,b,c); // forever×3
}
// 42 × 1 = 1_closed
int sum = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < BODIES; i++) sum += votes[i];
int closed = (sum >= 0) ? 1 : -1;
if ((t & 0xFFFFF) == 0)
printf("t=%llu closed=%d\n", (unsigned long long)t, closed);
}
return 0;
}
4. Python Reference
# PERP Kernel v3 — Closed Universe
# First Author: David Wise — 2026-04-19
# 10D × 4Q + 2O = 1 ; 42 × 1 = 1_closed
BODIES = 42
D, Q, O = 10, 4, 2
class PerpUnit:
def __init__(self):
self.d = [0]*D
self.q = [0]*Q
self.o = [0]*O
def step(self):
acc = 0x9e3779b97f4a7c15
for v in self.d:
acc ^= v + ((acc<<6) & 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF) + (acc>>2)
acc = (acc * 4 + sum(self.q)) & 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
for i,v in enumerate(self.o):
acc ^= (v << (i*8))
self.d[0], self.q[0], self.o[0] = acc, acc>>32 & 0xFFFFFFFF, acc & 0xFFFF
return 1 if acc & 1 else -1 # ±1
def vote3(a,b,c): return a if a==b else (b if b==c else a)
def run_closed():
u = [PerpUnit() for _ in range(BODIES)]
u[0].d[0] = 1
t = 0
while True: # forever
votes = [vote3(x.step(), x.step(), x.step()) for x in u] # ×3
closed = 1 if sum(votes) >= 0 else -1 # 42 × 1 = 1_closed
yield t, closed
t += 1
if __name__ == "__main__":
for t, s in run_closed():
if t % 1_000_000 == 0:
print(f"t={t} closed={s}")
5. Provenance
This document constitutes the first-author publication of PERP Kernel v3 — Closed Universe by David Wise, Rochester, Minnesota, dated 2026-04-19.
The canonical formulas \(10D \times 4Q + 2O = 1\), \(42 \times 1 = 1_{\text{closed}}\), and \(1_{\text{closed}} = \text{repeat}_{-\infty}^{+\infty}^{\text{forever}\times 3} \pm 1\) are hereby published under first authorship. All derivatives must cite this version.
6. Version History
Specification
- Units
- 42
- Redundancy
- 3× vote
- State
- ±1
- Topology
- Closed
- License
- First-Author