IndisputableMonolith.Relativity.Fields.Scalar
This module defines scalar fields on spacetime, each assigning a real value to every point. Field theorists in the Recognition framework import it to construct potentials and matter fields before adding integration or dynamics. It consists of the ScalarField type plus basic operations including evaluation, constants, addition, scalar multiplication, and directional derivatives.
claimA scalar field on spacetime is a map $f: M → ℝ$ where $M$ denotes the spacetime manifold; the module supplies the type together with evaluation, constant fields, addition, scalar multiplication, and directional derivatives.
background
The module resides in the Relativity domain and imports the Geometry aggregator, which re-exports all geometric primitives. Its central definition is the ScalarField type, a function from spacetime points to the reals, equipped with pointwise evaluation, constant fields, addition, scalar multiplication, and directional derivatives. These constructions sit upstream of any field dynamics or integration.
proof idea
This is a definition module, no proofs.
why it matters in Recognition Science
It supplies the scalar-field primitives consumed by the Fields aggregator and by the Integration module, which implements volume integration with the √(-g) measure. The definitions close the basic algebraic layer before any Recognition-specific structures such as J-cost or the phi-ladder are attached.
scope and limits
- Does not define vector or tensor fields.
- Does not implement integration measures or volume forms.
- Does not reference J-cost, defectDist, or the phi-ladder.
- Does not connect to the eight-tick octave or spatial dimension forcing.
used by (2)
depends on (1)
declarations in this module (19)
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structure
ScalarField -
def
eval -
def
constant -
theorem
constant_eval -
def
zero -
theorem
zero_eval -
def
add -
def
smul -
theorem
add_comm -
theorem
smul_zero -
def
directional_deriv -
theorem
deriv_add -
theorem
deriv_smul -
theorem
deriv_constant -
def
gradient -
def
gradient_squared -
theorem
gradient_squared_minkowski -
def
field_squared -
theorem
field_squared_nonneg