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Minimum Enduring Complexity

The reciprocal family exposes the selected golden member at a = 1.

Corrected adapter edition v0.2Deposited as The Structure of Survival: Minimum Enduring Complexity.

Construction

For Q_a = [[a,1],[1,0]], G_a = [[−2,a],[a,2]]. The two plotted eigenvalue branches are ±√(a²+4) for −2 ≤ a ≤ 2. The gold line marks a = 1 and the two values ±√5. The source separately proves trace 1 is minimal in its declared class of symmetric nonnegative integral determinant−1 transports of infinite projective order.

Scope

The curve displays the generic family. The selected minimum is relative to the source’s declared transport class, not all real matrices.

Source location

Stage 1: the reciprocal family; The declared selection jurisdiction

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