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The Hitchhiking Philosopher's Guide to the Universe: A Question-Led Introduction to the Mechanics of Recursive Spacetime
Abstract
This question-led introduction presents the mechanics and open questions of Recursive Spacetime Theory for readers who want to follow the reasoning behind the corpus. The v2.618 edition is reconciled to Principia Universalis v9.0.618 and includes the October 2, 2026 mass-doctrine revision. It discusses closure, recurrence, time, propagation, retained-monomer mass, and related interpretations while identifying unresolved calibration and species-inventory work. It is a teaching path through an evolving theoretical framework, not a report of independent empirical validation.
Edition note: Reconciled to Principia Universalis v9.0.618; mass-doctrine revision October 2, 2026. This version includes both PDF and LaTeX source.
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BibTeX
@misc{hopkins2026hitchhiking,
title = {{The Hitchhiking Philosopher's Guide to the Universe: A Question-Led Introduction to the Mechanics of Recursive Spacetime}},
author = {Joshua J. Hopkins},
howpublished = {Zenodo},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23457116},
url = {https://zenodo.org/records/23457116},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - The Hitchhiking Philosopher's Guide to the Universe: A Question-Led Introduction to the Mechanics of Recursive Spacetime
AU - Joshua J. Hopkins
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/18
PB - Zenodo
DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23457116
UR - https://zenodo.org/records/23457116
AB - This question-led introduction presents the mechanics and open questions of Recursive Spacetime Theory for readers who want to follow the reasoning behind the corpus. The v2.618 edition is reconciled to Principia Universalis v9.0.618 and includes the October 2, 2026 mass-doctrine revision. It discusses closure, recurrence, time, propagation, retained-monomer mass, and related interpretations while identifying unresolved calibration and species-inventory work. It is a teaching path through an evolving theoretical framework, not a report of independent empirical validation. Edition note: Reconciled to Principia Universalis v9.0.618; mass-doctrine revision October 2, 2026. This version includes both PDF and LaTeX source.
ER -