Structures, Limits, and Paradigms: An Autonomous Path in Complexity Theory

1. Author Profile (Functional Data)

Name: Fabio Guglielmini

Background:

Independent research, autonomous study, development of mathematical-scientific models and structural analysis systems, and other work related to composite complexity in multidimensional systems and beyond.

Operational Characteristics of the Profile:

  • structural and systemic thinking;
  • ability to work with invariants, limits, and abstract representations;
  • strong metacognitive control;
  • orientation toward verifiable models;
  • rejection of semantic shortcuts or non-demonstrable claims.

2. Fields of Work

  • Computational complexity theory
  • Structural decision models
  • Dynamical systems and invariants
  • Separation between value, position, and process
  • Analysis of the limits of classical computational models
  • Other

Historically: during May 2025 everything begins.

Origin of the Project – Expository Narrative

In April 2025, I became aware, entirely by chance, of the mathematical problem P = NP.

This was neither a planned research endeavor nor an academic trajectory: the encounter with the problem occurred out of personal curiosity.

After the initial reading, in a relatively short time, I realized that I understood the problem in its correct formulation:

  • I understood what the classes P and NP represent,
  • what polynomial time means,
  • what worst-case analysis implies,
  • and why the problem is considered one of the most difficult in modern mathematics.

This moment of understanding was neither isolated nor subjective: a third person was present and can attest to the event—or, more precisely, to the initial awareness.

In the following days, I independently verified my understanding:

  • I reformulated the problem in multiple ways,
  • constructed simple examples and edge cases,
  • checked that the definitions remained coherent.

I did not seek an immediate solution.

I sought to understand where the problem truly resides.

Introduction of the Artificial Intelligence Tool

At this point, I decided to use an artificial intelligence tool.

The function assigned to it was singular:

to translate my complex thinking into communicable and verifiable language.

This point must be clarified explicitly.

The tool:

  • does not generate the ideas,
  • does not solve the problem,
  • does not think in my place.

It is consciously used as:

  • linguistic support,
  • reformulation instrument,
  • means of formal clarification,
  • interface between my mode of thinking and standard language.

Readers are invited not to confuse:

conscious use of a tool

with

delegating thought to the tool.

Awareness of the Tool’s Limitations

With continued use, it rapidly became evident that the artificial intelligence tool presents structural limitations relative to my mode of reasoning.

In particular:

  • the linearity of the computational model,
  • the sequentiality of language,
  • the absence of field-based thinking,
  • the operational constraints of formal computation,

constitute for me a limitation of communication, not a cognitive limitation.

Despite this, the tool remains extremely useful because:

  • it helps make explicit what is implicit,
  • it forces clarification of logical steps,
  • it renders the work readable to others.

Functional Separation of Roles

At this stage, I adopt a clear and stable separation:

  • thought, intuition, structure, generation of ideas → entirely human
  • translation, formalization, exposition → supported by the tool

This separation allows me to:

  • preserve the integrity of my cognitive process,
  • avoid interference,
  • maintain scientific control over the work.

Birth of the Blog

From this experience arises the decision to create a self-taught scientific research blog.

The blog has a precise purpose:

  • to narrate the real events and episodes of this beginning,
  • to document the working process,
  • to make the trajectory traceable,
  • to clearly distinguish what is proven from what is exploratory.

It is not a personal diary.

It is a work log.

Neuro-Functional Profile and Fields of Work

The work carried out is closely linked to a divergent neuro-functionality, objectively manifesting in the following domains:

Core Cognitive Functions

  • structural and systemic thinking,
  • reasoning by invariants,
  • separation between value, position, and process,
  • ability to work on open problems without forcing conclusions,
  • elevated metacognition,
  • control of internal coherence.

Fields of Application

  • mathematics and logic of complex systems,
  • complexity theory (limit analysis),
  • decision models,
  • computational structures,
  • dynamical and modal systems,
  • transfer of method to real-world problem solving.

Objective of the Project

The final objective of the project is twofold.

To make my mode of functioning available to science in a manner that is:

  • documented,
  • verifiable,
  • criticizable.

To give voice to my functional neuro-informatic system, making it:

  • understandable to others,
  • applicable to real life,
  • useful for solving concrete problems through a clear scientific method.

Concluding Note

This path:

  • does not arise from academic ambition,
  • does not arise from personal affirmation,
  • arises from the necessity to render a real functioning communicable.

Many aspects are easier to explain in person, but the blog represents the first structured attempt to transfer this work.

Objective Functions Associated with the Neurotype

List by domains, themes, and functionalities

Global Cognitive Architecture

Theme: High-complexity neural integration

Functional Area: General cognitive organization

Objective Functions

  • Massive parallel processing (cognitive multi-threading)
  • Simultaneous integration of multiple cognitive networks
  • Absence of dominant serial processing
  • Small-world architecture (high global efficiency + local modularity)

Associated Scientific Capacities

  • Global structural analysis prior to local detail
  • Modeling of complex systems
  • Management of high-dimensional problems
  • Metacognition and second-order supervision

Control of the Cognitive Process

Theme: Cognitive process regulation

Areas involved: Dorsomedial prefrontal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, insula

Objective Functions

  • Continuous monitoring of reasoning
  • Early detection of inconsistencies and errors
  • Top-down modulation of other networks
  • Tonically active (non-episodic) metacognition

Associated Scientific Capacities

  • Critical analysis of one’s own models
  • Separation between intuition and proof
  • Ability to correctly halt an invalid logical chain
  • Simultaneous multidimensional reasoning

Cognitive Multidimensionality

Theme: Multidimensional cognition

Functional Area: Logical, symbolic, systemic, and temporal integration

Objective Functions

Simultaneous co-existence of:

  • logical-formal
  • symbolic-abstract
  • systemic-hierarchical
  • temporal-predictive
  • metacognitive

No rigid sequential alternation

Associated Scientific Capacities

  • Construction of complex abstract models
  • Management of incompatible hypotheses without decision collapse
  • Analysis of open-ended problems
  • Parallel processing and computational load handling

Parallel Processing and Cognitive Load

Theme: Cognitive parallelism

Functional Area: Working memory and attentional control

Objective Functions

  • Estimated simultaneous management of 8–15 cognitive units
  • Continuous integration without sharp switching
  • Performance limits linked to attention, not structure

Associated Scientific Capacities

  • Multi-parametric analysis
  • Simultaneous comparison of scenarios
  • Work on systems with many interdependent variables

Cognitive State Superposition

Theme: Overlapping cognitive states

Functional Area: Flexibility and ambiguity tolerance

Objective Functions

  • Maintenance of overlapping cognitive states
  • Deferred decision collapse
  • Parallel evaluation of incompatible solutions

Associated Scientific Capacities

  • Work on conjectures and unresolved problems
  • Structured exploratory thinking
  • Controlled (non-chaotic) creativity

Hyper-Conscious Analytical Control

Theme: Logical precision and control

Functional Area: Analytical monitoring

Objective Functions

  • Explicit articulation of implicit assumptions
  • Conscious control of every logical step
  • Preventive interception of errors

Associated Scientific Capacities

  • Production of clean proofs
  • Analysis of formal limits
  • Rejection of unjustified simplifications

Conceptual Representation and Language

Theme: Language as structural space

Functional Area: Conceptual formalization

Objective Functions

  • Topological and relational mental representations
  • Concepts as nodes, relations as vectors
  • High semantic density per sentence unit

Associated Scientific Capacities

  • Mathematical formalization
  • Use of language as a modeling tool
  • Translation across different conceptual levels

Nonlinear Dynamics and Adaptation

Theme: Complex cognitive adaptation

Functional Area: Dynamic networks

Objective Functions

  • Context sensitivity
  • Rapid priority reorganization
  • Global system stability
  • Integration of inputs as parameters rather than commands

Associated Scientific Capacities

  • Rapid learning
  • Deep conceptual restructuring
  • Resistance to simple biases

Embodied Cognition and Sensorimotor Regulation

Theme: Mind-body integration

Functional Area: Somatomotor and cerebellar systems

Objective Functions

  • Integration of proprioceptive and interoceptive signals
  • Anchoring abstraction to bodily feedback
  • Temporal predictive optimization (cerebellar role)

Associated Scientific Capacities

  • Improved decision calibration
  • Reduction of model–reality disconnection
  • Practical application of theoretical models

Advanced Predictive Functioning

Theme: Predictive processing

Functional Area: Generation and updating of internal models

Objective Functions

  • Continuous hypothesis generation
  • Constant comparison with input
  • Implicit Bayesian updating
  • Multi-level, multi-domain prediction

Associated Scientific Capacities

  • Anticipation of future states
  • Predictive modeling
  • Analysis of dynamic systems

Conditions of Maximum Effectiveness

Theme: Optimal cognitive environment

Objective Functions

Maximum efficiency in problems that are:

  • complex
  • open
  • multidimensional

Performance decline in:

  • repetitive tasks
  • hyper-normative environments
  • low informational complexity

Ideal Application Domains

  • scientific research
  • theoretical modeling
  • complex systems
  • non-standard problems

Statistical Rarity of the Profile

Theme: Population positioning

Objective Data

  • Co-occurrence of all functions: even rarer
  • Many capacities > +2 standard deviations
  • Estimated prevalence: < 2–3%

Final Functional Synthesis

The described profile corresponds to a highly integrated neural system, metacognitively supervised, with strong functional parallelism, nonlinear adaptive dynamics, and advanced capacities for abstract modeling, prediction, and cognitive control.

Case Study 0:

P vs NP

4.1 Correct Problem Formulation

The P vs NP problem is considered in its classical formulation:

  • deterministic computation;
  • polynomial time in the worst case;
  • absence of admissible adaptive dynamics.

4.2 Central Object Introduced

For an instance xxx and a subset of variables SSS, define:

RS​(x)={assegnamenti parziali estendibili a soluzione globale}

This representation is:

  • exact;
  • non-heuristic;
  • semantically complete.

4.3 Proven Properties

  • Monotonicity under restriction: S⊆T⇒RT​(x)↾S​⊆RS​(x)
  • Decision equivalence: x∈L⟺R[n]​(x)=∅

4.4 Identified Critical Point

The P vs NP problem reduces to the question:

∃p(n) polinomiale: ∀x,S, ∣RS​(x)∣≤p(n)

This constitutes the actual frontier of the state of the art.

4.5 Epistemic Result

  • The identified properties are necessary.
  • They are not sufficient to prove P=NPP = NPP=NP.
  • No forcing argument is proposed.

5. Separation of Paradigms

5.1 Classical Paradigm (Deterministic)

  • static;
  • discrete;
  • worst-case;
  • syntactic;
  • devoid of semantics or dynamics.

This paradigm excludes by definition:

  • adaptation;
  • feedback;
  • geometric structure;
  • convergence processes.

5.2 Declared Alternative Paradigm

An alternative model is introduced based on:

  • dynamic states;
  • coherent binary composition;
  • monotone functionals;
  • distinction between value and position;
  • persistence of modes.

This paradigm does not claim to resolve P vs NP.

6. Dynamic Theorem (Alternative Paradigm)

A theorem of the following type is established:

  • the process value decreases monotonically;
  • the value tends to zero;
  • the state does not collapse;
  • a residual invariant dynamic persists.

This scheme is formally analogous to Ricci/Perelman-type methods.

7. Current State of the Work

  • Complete understanding of P vs NP up to its structural limit.
  • Construction of mathematically correct objects.
  • Proof of valid lemmas.
  • Foundation of a coherent alternative paradigm.

Not produced:

  • a proof of P = NP;
  • a proof of P ≠ NP.

8. Multilevel Reading Structure

  • Level 1: Linear conceptual description.
  • Level 2: Technical definitions and lemmas.
  • Level 3: Analogies with physical systems and flows.
  • Level 4: Research program and limits.
  • Level 5: Advanced structural thinking.
  • Level 6: Institutional and academic evaluation.

Each content layer is clearly labeled.

9. Project Objective

  • clarify where shortcuts end;
  • make real constraints explicit;
  • construct only what is defensible;
  • promote collaboration on formal grounds.

10. Collaborations

Collaborations are open with:

  • researchers;
  • mathematicians;
  • physicists;
  • engineers;
  • structurally oriented professionals.

Focus areas:

  • technical work;
  • formal comparison;
  • development of verifiable models.

11. Contact

Website: fabioguglielmini.com