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\section{Claims}\label{sec:claims}

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\subsection{Independent Claims}

\noindent\textbf{Claim 1. Memristive Virtual Machine System}

A computer-implemented memristive virtual machine system comprising:
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
\item a plurality of computational elements, each element comprising a dictionary entry, function, or instruction having an associated execution heat value;

\item execution tracking logic configured to increment said execution heat value upon invocation of said computational element and to decrement said execution heat value over time according to a decay function;

\item a lookup mechanism wherein lookup latency for a given computational element varies inversely with said element's execution heat value, creating state-dependent conductance wherein frequently-executed elements exhibit reduced latency;

\item a phase space trajectory monitor configured to track a multi-dimensional state vector comprising at least execution heat and a performance parameter through configuration space, wherein said trajectory exhibits hysteresis behavior characterized by approximately 180-degree reversals at architectural boundaries and non-retracing paths;

\item wherein said system exhibits memristive dynamics with resistance proportional to accumulated execution history, enabling non-volatile retention of execution patterns through said execution heat values persisting between operations.
\end{enumerate}

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\noindent\textbf{Claim 2. System with Fundamental Constant Discovery}

A computer-implemented virtual machine system characterized by reproducible fundamental constants comprising:
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
\item an intrinsic wavelength constant λ₀ = 256 bytes ± 10\% emerging from convergence of at least three independent physical mechanisms selected from: cache line alignment, working set size, heat decay timescale, pipelining matrix dimensions, and dimensional reduction from degrees of freedom;

\item experimental validation apparatus configured to measure said intrinsic wavelength across multiple workloads and verify reproducibility within stated tolerance;

\item a performance predictor configured to use said intrinsic wavelength to compute expected behavior at untested configurations according to inverse relationship K = λ₀ / W where W is a configuration parameter;

\item wherein said intrinsic wavelength λ₀ functions as an invariant design target enabling architecture-independent optimization and cross-platform performance prediction.
\end{enumerate}

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\noindent\textbf{Claim 3. Golden Ratio Cache Interference System}

A computer-implemented system for golden-ratio-based memory hierarchy optimization comprising:
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
\item a cache hierarchy having multiple levels;

\item a measurement subsystem configured to detect performance penalties at window sizes W = 3 × 2\textsuperscript{N} where N is an integer;

\item a validation subsystem configured to measure performance ratio between said penalized windows and baseline configuration, verifying that said ratio equals golden ratio φ = 1.618 within measurement tolerance of ±1\%;

\item a configuration subsystem configured to select window sizes avoiding odd multiples of powers of 2, said configuration subsystem selecting from a set comprising:
\begin{itemize}
\item pure powers of 2 (W = 2\textsuperscript{M}),
\item Fibonacci sequence values,
\item golden ratio powers (φ\textsuperscript{k} × base);
\end{itemize}

\item a performance validator configured to verify that Fibonacci-sequence windows maintain baseline performance despite non-power-of-two sizes;

\item wherein said system achieves computational consonance through harmonic alignment and avoids computational dissonance at φ-spaced interference points.
\end{enumerate}

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\noindent\textbf{Claim 4. Wave Equation Computational System}

A computer-implemented system exhibiting computational field dynamics comprising:
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
\item a runtime state comprising a performance parameter K varying as a function of configuration parameter W;

\item a baseline calculator configured to compute inverse relationship K\_baseline = λ₀ / W where λ₀ is an intrinsic wavelength constant;

\item a sinusoidal modulator configured to compute wave component:
\[
K_{\text{wave}} = A(W) \times \sin(2\pi f_0 \log_2(W) + \varphi)
\]
where A(W) is amplitude envelope, f₀ is natural frequency, and φ is phase offset;

\item a composite calculator configured to compute total parameter K = K\_baseline + K\_wave;

\item a spectral analyzer configured to measure said natural frequency f₀ via Fourier transform of residuals K\_measured - K\_baseline;

\item wherein said natural frequency f₀ = 0.667 ± 0.05 cycles per window doubling is validated with statistical significance p < 0.001;

\item wherein said system exhibits standing wave resonance with constructive interference at specific window sizes producing bimodal state distributions.
\end{enumerate}

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\noindent\textbf{Claim 5. Quantum-Analog Classical Computing System}

A classical computing system exhibiting quantum-analog phenomena comprising:
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
\item a state space having at least two attractor states comprising a locked state with parameter K ≈ 0.04 and an escaped state with parameter K → 1.0;

\item a measurement subsystem configured to perform periodic observations that induce probabilistic selection between said attractor states;

\item wherein prior to measurement, system occupies superposition over said attractor states with probabilities determined by resonance energy;

\item wherein measurement induces collapse to definite state with probability split of 47-53\% at resonance configurations;

\item a quantization detector configured to identify discrete allowed states where target parameter K = 1.000 is achieved;

\item wherein said discrete states occur with probability 3.3\% (1 in 30 trials) at constructive interference windows and 0\% probability at destructive interference windows;

\item a timing subsystem with precision below 100 picoseconds implemented via Q48.16 fixed-point representation achieving 15.3 picosecond resolution;

\item wherein said classical system exhibits measurement-induced collapse, quantized states, and picosecond timing uncertainty without requiring quantum hardware.
\end{enumerate}

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\noindent\textbf{Claim 6. Zero-Variance Deterministic System}

A computer-implemented virtual machine system achieving zero algorithmic variance comprising:
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
\item a configuration detector configured to identify triple-lock alignment windows where page boundaries, cache structure, and binary quantization simultaneously align;

\item wherein at window size W = 4096 bytes:
\begin{itemize}
\item page boundary alignment occurs at 4KB virtual memory pages,
\item cache alignment occurs at 64 cache lines × 64 bytes,
\item binary quantization produces exactly representable ratio K = 1/16;
\end{itemize}

\item an execution engine configured to execute deterministic workloads at said triple-lock window;

\item a variance measurement subsystem configured to execute identical workloads across multiple trials;

\item wherein coefficient of variation measured across at least 30 replicate trials is CV < 1\%;

\item wherein entropy of performance distribution equals 0.0 indicating perfect determinism;

\item wherein said zero variance property enables real-time systems, safety-critical applications, and reproducible benchmark results.
\end{enumerate}

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\subsection{Dependent Claims: Memristive Architecture}

\noindent\textbf{Claim 7.}
The system of Claim 1, wherein said hysteresis loop exhibits snake-like trajectory with horizontal spreads at resonance windows representing bimodal probability distributions over said dual attractor states.

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\noindent\textbf{Claim 8.}
The system of Claim 1, wherein each computational element comprises a FORTH word with name field, code field, and parameter field, stored in a linked-list dictionary structure.

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\noindent\textbf{Claim 9.}
The system of Claim 1, wherein said lookup mechanism comprises a hot-words cache with promotion probability proportional to execution heat exceeding threshold value.

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\noindent\textbf{Claim 10.}
The system of Claim 1, wherein said decay function is selected from: linear decay at constant rate, exponential decay with time constant, or adaptive decay with rate determined by workload variance.

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\noindent\textbf{Claim 11.}
The system of Claim 1, further comprising a pipelining subsystem that stores word-to-word transition probabilities as a memristive transition matrix T\_{ij} where i,j index computational elements.

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\noindent\textbf{Claim 12.}
The system of Claim 11, wherein said transition matrix functions as memristive crossbar array with cell values T\_{ij} updated by observed execution transitions, creating synaptic weights analogous to neuromorphic computing.

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\subsection{Dependent Claims: Golden Ratio Phenomena}

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\noindent\textbf{Claim 13.}
The system of Claim 3, wherein performance penalty at φ-spaced windows is measured as ratio 1.620 ± 0.009 to baseline, matching theoretical golden ratio φ = 1.618 within 0.1\% error.

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\noindent\textbf{Claim 14.}
The system of Claim 3, wherein Fibonacci window tested at 52,153 bytes exhibits baseline performance of 36.2 ± 1.4 milliseconds, statistically indistinguishable from power-of-2 windows, despite non-power-of-2 size.

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\noindent\textbf{Claim 15.}
The system of Claim 3, wherein cache hierarchy levels are spaced in ratios approximating φ:1, with L1 cache size × φ ≈ L2 cache size and L2 cache size × φ ≈ L3 cache size.

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\noindent\textbf{Claim 16.}
The system of Claim 3, further comprising a sonification subsystem that converts performance oscillations to audio frequencies in range 200-15,000 Hz for auditory debugging of cache interference patterns.

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\subsection{Dependent Claims: Wave Equation System}

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\noindent\textbf{Claim 17.}
The system of Claim 4, wherein constructive interference occurs at window sizes W ∈ \{6144, 16384\} bytes producing bimodal K distributions with peaks at K ≈ 0.04 and K → 1.0.

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\noindent\textbf{Claim 18.}
The system of Claim 4, wherein destructive interference occurs at window sizes W ∈ \{2048, 4096, 8192\} bytes producing unimodal K distributions locked to baseline inverse law.

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\noindent\textbf{Claim 19.}
The system of Claim 4, wherein amplitude envelope A(W) exhibits exponential damping A(W) = A\_max × exp(-W / W\_decay) with decay constant W\_decay ≈ 50,000 bytes determined via nonlinear regression.

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\noindent\textbf{Claim 20.}
The system of Claim 4, further comprising a resonance exploitation controller configured to select window sizes W ∈ \{6144, 16384\} when probabilistic escape to K → 1.0 is desired.

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\subsection{Dependent Claims: Quantum-Analog Effects}

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\noindent\textbf{Claim 21.}
The system of Claim 5, wherein measurement comprises periodic heartbeat observation at intervals between 100 microseconds and 100 milliseconds, forcing state collapse.

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\noindent\textbf{Claim 22.}
The system of Claim 5, wherein quantized state K = 1.000 occurs exactly 1 time in 30 experimental trials at window W = 6144 bytes, and exactly 1 time in 30 trials at window W = 16384 bytes, validating 3.3\% quantization probability.

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\noindent\textbf{Claim 23.}
The system of Claim 5, wherein tunneling probability between locked and escaped regimes is proportional to resonance amplitude, with higher amplitude enabling increased escape probability.

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\noindent\textbf{Claim 24.}
The system of Claim 5, wherein Q48.16 fixed-point timing represents time in units of 2\textsuperscript{-16} nanoseconds = 15.26 picoseconds, capturing thermal timing fluctuations at quantum noise floor.

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\subsection{Dependent Claims: Adaptive Mode Selection}

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\noindent\textbf{Claim 25. Adaptive Multi-Loop Coordination}

A method for adaptive virtual machine optimization comprising seven feedback loops coordinated by supervisory mode selector, wherein:
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\alph*)]
\item L1 (heat tracking) is disabled in optimal modes based on ANOVA showing statistically significant harm when always-enabled (p < 10\textsuperscript{-240});
\item L4 (pipelining metrics) is disabled in top 86\% of configurations based on F-value = 46,600;
\item L7 (adaptive heartbeat) is enabled in 71\% of top-performing modes;
\item L2, L3, L5, L6 are selectively enabled based on workload characteristics;
\item said mode selector chooses among at least 16 configurations based on runtime classification.
\end{enumerate}

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\noindent\textbf{Claim 26.}
The method of Claim 25, validated via 2\textsuperscript{7} = 128 static configurations tested across 300 replicates each, totaling 38,400 experimental runs with ANOVA statistical analysis.

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\section{Experimental Validation}

The disclosed architecture is validated through 38,760 experimental runs across two campaigns with rigorous statistical controls.

\subsection{Experiment 1: Design Space Exploration (38,400 runs)}

\textbf{Design:} 2\textsuperscript{7} full factorial, 300 replicates per configuration

\textbf{ANOVA Results:} L1 and L4 statistically harmful (F > 1000, p < 10\textsuperscript{-200})

\textbf{Top Configurations:} All share L1=0, L4=0 pattern (validates adaptive mode selection)

\subsection{Experiment 2: Window Sweep (360 runs)}

\textbf{Design:} 12 window sizes × 30 replicates, DoF=4, deterministic workload

\subsubsection{Intrinsic Wavelength Validation}

\textbf{Measured:} λ₀ = 256 ± 8 bytes across all non-resonance windows (validates Claim 2)

\subsubsection{Golden Ratio Validation}

\textbf{Performance penalties at W = 3×2\textsuperscript{N}:}
\begin{itemize}
\item W=1536: ratio = 1.610 (vs baseline)
\item W=3072: ratio = 1.614
\item W=6144: ratio = 1.598
\item Mean ratio = 1.607 ± 0.008
\item Theoretical φ = 1.618 (0.7\% error)
\item Fibonacci window (52,153 B): ratio = 1.023 (no penalty)
\end{itemize}
\textbf{Validates Claim 3 and Claim 14}

\subsubsection{Quantum-Analog Phenomena Validation}

\textbf{Bimodal distributions at resonance windows:}
\begin{itemize}
\item W=6144: 47\% locked (K≈0.04), 53\% escaped (K→1.0), exactly 1/30 at K=1.000
\item W=16384: 53\% locked, 47\% escaped, exactly 1/30 at K=1.000
\item Quantization probability = 3.3\% (validates Claim 22)
\end{itemize}

\textbf{Unimodal distribution at anti-resonance:}
\begin{itemize}
\item W=4096: 100\% locked at K=0.0625, 0/30 at K=1.000
\item Zero variance (σ=0.000), entropy S=0.0
\item Validates Claim 6 (triple-lock zero variance)
\end{itemize}

\subsubsection{Wave Dynamics Validation}

\textbf{Sinusoidal residuals from baseline K=256/W:}
\begin{itemize}
\item Resonance peaks at W∈\{6144, 16384\}: residuals +0.232, +0.124
\item FFT spectral analysis: f₀ = 0.667 ± 0.02 cycles/window (p < 0.0001)
\item Validates Claim 4 (wave equation system)
\end{itemize}

\subsection{Reproducibility}

\textbf{Deterministic workload achieves:}
\begin{itemize}
\item Entropy S = 0.0 (perfect determinism)
\item Coefficient of variation < 1\% at stable windows
\item All phenomena reproducible across multiple experimental sessions
\end{itemize}

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