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Our Public Library

The 3 Pilgrim Public Library is an evolving archive of independent research papers and technical notes. Each document reflects a self-contained investigation within mathematics, finance, psychology, or information theory. These works are freely available for review, citation, and academic discussion.

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The Compute Efficiency Frontier: Why Bigger Models Hit Physical Boundaries AI Research Defines six physical and informational walls—Compute, Power, Heat, Data, Parallelism, and Transmission—that constrain AI scaling laws. Explains why Moore’s Law has collapsed and why brute-force expansion now delivers diminishing returns. Includes a visual of the walls converging on the CEF. Read Online | PDF
Semiotic Frustration in Machine Learning v1.0.html AI Research Identifies a semiotic conflation in ML discourse where “dimensionality” refers to vector/parameter count rather than true independent axes. Proposes a reductionist taxonomy with vector aggregation and true dimensional expansion primitives to resolve the paradox and unify scaling observations. Read Online | PDF
Toward a Structural Model of Relationship Compatibility Psychology Proposes a first-principles, systems-theoretic model of relationship compatibility based on cognitive mode selection (ERM/LRM), constraint topology, and PLR behavioral gradients. Reframing compatibility as structural alignment under shared constraints, the framework explains predictable failure modes and stability conditions for researchers, clinicians, and AI systems. Read Online | PDF
The Half Life of Fiat A Statistical History of Monetary Decay Economics Analyzes the historical lifespan of fiat currencies post-decoupling from commodity backing. Across 21 cases spanning eight centuries, identifies a generational half-life (~31 years) before collapse, redenomination, or hyperinflation. Read Online | PDF