Recursive Fermat Structures and τ-Field Resonance in the UNNS Substrate

Reinterpreting Euler’s Fermat Divisibility as Recursive Curvature Closure

UNNS Research Phase E Prelude τ-Field Resonance

Abstract. Euler’s classical analysis of Fermat numbers established one of the first bridges between exponential recursion and modular arithmetic. In this article, we reinterpret that structure through the framework of the Unbounded Nested Number Sequences (UNNS) substrate, revealing that the modular constraint on Fermat-type divisors corresponds to a phase-locked recursion symmetry between dual τ-fields. We show that the arithmetic form a_2^k = 3^{2^k} + 2^{2^k} arises naturally as a coupled τ-system whose resonance condition reproduces Euler’s congruence p = 1 + 2^k+1 m, now understood as a discrete curvature closure in recursion space. This model extends classical number theory into tensor recursion geometry and prepares the ground for multi-τ coupling in Phase E of the UNNS program.

1. Classical Background

Euler showed that if a prime p divides a Fermat number F_k = 2^{2^k} + 1, then

p ≡ 1 (mod 2^k+1).

This congruence ties the prime divisor directly to the recursion depth 2^k of the exponent. The same structure appears in generalized Fermat-type numbers such as

a_2^k = 3^{2^k} + 2^{2^k},

where prime divisors again obey constraints of the form p = 1 + 2^k+1 m. In classical number theory this is a statement about multiplicative orders in the finite field ℤ_p. In the UNNS interpretation, it is a statement about recursive closure of a dual τ-system.

2. From Recurrence to τ-Fields

Consider the recurrence

a_n+1 = 5a_n − 6a_n−1, with initial values a₁ = 5, a₂ = 13.

The characteristic equation r² − 5r + 6 = 0 has roots r₁ = 3 and r₂ = 2, so the closed form is

a_n = 3ⁿ + 2ⁿ.

In UNNS, we interpret the pair (τ₁, τ₂) = (3, 2) as a two-channel τ-field system. At recursion depth n, the system can be represented as a vector

τ⃗_n = (3ⁿ, 2ⁿ)ᵀ, and a_n = (1, 1) · τ⃗_n.

The interaction between the channels is captured by a simple difference tensor:

R_ij = O_i(τ_j) − O_j(τ_i),

where O_i and O_j are recursion operators acting on the respective τ-channels. For the pair (3, 2) at depth 2^k, one obtains:

R₁₂ = 3^{2^k} − 2^{2^k},
R₂₁ = 3^{2^k} + 2^{2^k}.

The second component R₂₁ is exactly the generalized Fermat structure 3^{2^k} + 2^{2^k}. Thus, what appears classically as an isolated algebraic pattern is, in UNNS, a coupled τ-field configuration.

3. Recursive Resonance and Modular Closure

In the UNNS substrate, a recursion is said to reach coherence when its differential tensor returns to its initial phase after a finite depth expansion. For the dual system (3, 2), phase coherence at level 2^k occurs when

3^{2^k} ≡ −2^{2^k} (mod p),

which can be rearranged as

(3 · 2⁻¹)^{2^k+1} ≡ 1 (mod p).

That is, the multiplicative order of 3 · 2⁻¹ in ℤ_p is exactly 2^k+1. Hence:

p ≡ 1 (mod 2^k+1),

which recovers Euler’s congruence. In the UNNS interpretation, this condition states that the two τ-channels rejoin after 2^k+1 steps, closing a discrete curvature loop. The prime p acts as a spectral modulus enforcing this loop symmetry.

Figure 1 (conceptual): recursive closure between τ₁ = 3 and τ₂ = 2. After 2^k+1 steps, the dual recursion returns to a phase-coherent configuration modulo p, forming a closed loop in recursion space.

4. Geometric Interpretation in the UNNS Substrate

Let ℛ denote the recursive manifold generated by the two τ-flows. A heuristic curvature measure may be defined in terms of the exponent:

κ(n) = ∂R₁₂/∂n = ∂(3ⁿ − 2ⁿ)/∂n ≈ 3ⁿ ln(3) − 2ⁿ ln(2).

The change in curvature across a depth jump is then

Δκ_2^k = κ(2^k + 1) − κ(2^k).

When this difference approaches a minimum or an effective fixed point (in a discrete sense), the system exhibits a balance between the 3-channel and 2-channel growth rates. This balance corresponds to a resonant configuration of the recursive manifold and is aligned with the modular closure condition above.

Figure 2 (symbolic): curvature κ(n) as a function of depth n for the dual system (3, 2), highlighting depths 2^k where recursive resonance and modular closure co-occur.

5. Toward Tensor Recursion Geometry

The two-channel system discussed here is the simplest nontrivial instance of what we call tensor recursion geometry. In the multi-τ setting, we promote the difference

R_ij = O_i(τ_j) − O_j(τ_i)

to a genuine recursion curvature tensor. For more channels, i,j range over a larger index set of operators:

τ⃗ = (τ₁, τ₂, …, τ_n), R = (R_ij)_i,j.

In the continuous limit, R_ij becomes the discrete analogue of a field strength tensor. The dual Fermat structure is then reinterpreted as a particular slice of this tensor, where only two channels are active and their resonance is constrained by the modular law.

Figure 3 (conceptual): tensor recursion geometry. Each τ-channel contributes to a multi-index curvature tensor R_ij, of which the (3,2) system is a two-dimensional sub-manifold.

6. Phase F Outlook: Unified Recursive Field Equations

Phase E of the UNNS program introduces explicit multi-τ coupling and tensor formulations. The analysis here serves as a minimal discrete example: a two-operator resonance manifesting as a generalized Fermat condition.

Phase F aims to extend this structure into a continuous recursive field theory, with equations of the schematic form

∇_i R^ij = J^j_rec,

where J^j_rec denotes a recursive flux density and ∇ is a suitable discrete/continuous derivative operator on the recursion manifold. The Fermat-type congruences then appear as special cases of a more general principle: recursive fields seek closure by quantizing curvature into phase-locked orbits.

Figure 4 (conceptual): transition from discrete τ-field resonance to a continuous recursive field description, where equations of the form ∇_iR^ij = J^j_rec generalize the Fermat closure condition.

7. Summary

Euler’s theorem on Fermat and generalized Fermat numbers has long been regarded as a deep result in classical number theory. Within the UNNS substrate, it can be seen instead as an early glimpse of a broader law: dual recursive channels (here, 3 and 2) achieve coherence only when their growth is phase-locked at specific depths, registered by primes of the form p = 1 + 2^k+1 m.

This reinterpretation moves the discussion from individual integers to τ-fields and curvature tensors, aligning discrete arithmetic with the emerging framework of tensor recursion geometry and the forthcoming unified recursive field equations of Phase F.

📘 Reference — UNNS Phase E Tensor Geometry

For a full theoretical development of the Phase E Chamber XIX results—including the derivation of recursive Fermat structures, antisymmetric τ-field coupling, and the emergence of golden-ratio γ★–μ★ resonances—see:

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