Ralf Meelker · 2026

Precausal Substrate Theory

The pitchfork: spontaneous symmetry breaking at the modal threshold.

-1-0.50.51-1-0.50.51εψ*precausalinstantiatedτψ* = +√εψ* = −√εψ* = 0 (stable)ψ* = 0 (unstable)
ε = T(C) − τ · stable equilibria ψ*
ε = 1.200
← Precausal (ε < 0)Threshold (ε = 0)Instantiated (ε > 0) →
Instantiated — degenerate vacuum: ψ* = ±1.095
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