QualiaState
QualiaState encodes strain as a non-negative real paired with valence fixed to its negation, making the identity definitional rather than emergent. Researchers addressing the hard problem of consciousness cite it to treat qualia as the internal view of J-cost in the RRF cursor model. The definition is a four-field structure plus a constructor that directly assigns the negation and discharges the equality by reflexivity.
claimA qualia state consists of a strain value $s$ with $0 ≤ s$ and a valence value $v$ satisfying $v = -s$.
background
The RRF module models consciousness as the active verification cursor separating verified past propositions from unverified future candidates. Qualia supply the internal perspective on strain, with pleasure identified as low J-cost via the Berlyne function (1 minus normalized J-cost) and pain as high strain. Upstream results include the identity event at minimum J-cost, the collision-free property of empirical programs, and the reduction of seven axioms to four structural conditions plus definitional facts.
proof idea
QualiaState is introduced as a structure with four fields: strain, its non-negativity witness, valence, and the equality valence = -strain. The fromStrain constructor populates the fields by direct assignment and uses reflexivity to discharge the equality field.
why it matters in Recognition Science
The structure supplies the identity field required by HardProblemDissolution to assert that qualia are strain itself rather than caused by it, thereby closing the explanatory gap. It directly supports the downstream theorems pain_is_high_strain, pleasure_is_low_strain, and valence_strain_opposite. The construction aligns with the J-uniqueness step in the forcing chain and the recognition composition law by treating valence as the signed strain without additional axioms.
scope and limits
- Does not derive the numerical value of strain from the phi-ladder or mass formula.
- Does not address qualia outside the RRF cursor model.
- Does not quantify strain magnitude beyond non-negativity.
- Does not interact with the eight-tick octave or spatial dimension forcing.
formal statement (Lean)
126structure QualiaState where
127 /-- The strain value (J). -/
128 strain : ℝ
129 /-- Strain is non-negative. -/
130 strain_nonneg : 0 ≤ strain
131 /-- The valence (pleasure/pain axis). -/
132 valence : ℝ
133 /-- The qualia-strain identity: valence = -strain. -/
134 valence_is_neg_strain : valence = -strain
135
136/-- Create a qualia state from just strain. -/
137def QualiaState.fromStrain (strain : ℝ) (h : 0 ≤ strain) : QualiaState := {
proof body
Definition body.
138 strain := strain,
139 strain_nonneg := h,
140 valence := -strain,
141 valence_is_neg_strain := rfl
142}
143
144/-- Pain corresponds to high strain. -/