publications

2026

1. Preprint

   Six Birds: Foundations of Emergence Calculus

   Ioannis Tsiokos

   Working paper, Jan 2026

   A math-only framework for reasoning about hierarchical description, emergence, and open-ended theory growth in multiscale systems.

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   A math-only framework for reasoning about hierarchical description, emergence, and open-ended theory growth in multiscale systems.

   @article{tsiokos2026sixbirds,
     title = {Six Birds: Foundations of Emergence Calculus},
     author = {Tsiokos, Ioannis},
     journal = {Working paper},
     year = {2026},
     month = jan,
     day = {25},
     doi = {10.5281/zenodo.18365949},
     url = {https://zenodo.org/records/18365949},
   }

2. Preprint

   A Six-Birds’ Eye View of Quantum Theory: Operational Closure Semantics for Measurement, Contextuality, and Record Stability

   Ioannis Tsiokos

   Working paper, Feb 2026

   A reproducible framework that reframes quantum measurement and contextuality via closure-based operational semantics.

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   A reproducible framework that reframes quantum measurement and contextuality via closure-based operational semantics.

   @article{tsiokos2026quantum,
     title = {A Six-Birds' Eye View of Quantum Theory: Operational Closure Semantics for Measurement, Contextuality, and Record Stability},
     author = {Tsiokos, Ioannis},
     journal = {Working paper},
     year = {2026},
     month = feb,
     day = {11},
     doi = {10.5281/zenodo.18608833},
     url = {https://zenodo.org/records/18608833},
   }

3. Preprint

   To Wake a Stone with Six Birds: Audited Life-Like Signatures in Toy Substrates

   Ioannis Tsiokos

   Working paper, Jan 2026

   A methodological life-like instantiation with explicit audit controls and falsification-first protocol checks.

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   A methodological life-like instantiation with explicit audit controls and falsification-first protocol checks.

   @article{tsiokos2026life,
     title = {To Wake a Stone with Six Birds: Audited Life-Like Signatures in Toy Substrates},
     author = {Tsiokos, Ioannis},
     journal = {Working paper},
     year = {2026},
     month = jan,
     day = {27},
     doi = {10.5281/zenodo.18394536},
     url = {https://zenodo.org/records/18394536},
   }

4. Preprint

   To Plot a Stone with Six Birds: A Geometry is A Theory

   Ioannis Tsiokos

   Working paper, Feb 2026

   A closure-and-audit workflow for emergent geometry with controlled diagnostics for flat, curved, and constrained regimes.

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   A closure-and-audit workflow for emergent geometry with controlled diagnostics for flat, curved, and constrained regimes.

   @article{tsiokos2026space,
     title = {To Plot a Stone with Six Birds: A Geometry is A Theory},
     author = {Tsiokos, Ioannis},
     journal = {Working paper},
     year = {2026},
     month = feb,
     day = {5},
     doi = {10.5281/zenodo.18494975},
     url = {https://zenodo.org/records/18494975},
   }

5. Preprint

   To Throw a Stone with Six Birds: On Agents and Agenthood

   Ioannis Tsiokos

   Working paper, Jan 2026

   A type-correct separation of agency and agenthood using viability, empowerment, and packaging audits.

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   A type-correct separation of agency and agenthood using viability, empowerment, and packaging audits.

   @article{tsiokos2026agent,
     title = {To Throw a Stone with Six Birds: On Agents and Agenthood},
     author = {Tsiokos, Ioannis},
     journal = {Working paper},
     year = {2026},
     month = jan,
     day = {31},
     doi = {10.5281/zenodo.18439737},
     url = {https://zenodo.org/records/18439737},
   }

6. Preprint

   A Six Birds’ Eye View of Dark Energy: Closure, Route Mismatch, and Audits for Apparent Acceleration

   Ioannis Tsiokos

   Working paper, Feb 2026

   An audit-driven framing of apparent acceleration as a closure correction hypothesis tested under matched controls.

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   An audit-driven framing of apparent acceleration as a closure correction hypothesis tested under matched controls.

   @article{tsiokos2026darkenergy,
     title = {A Six Birds' Eye View of Dark Energy: Closure, Route Mismatch, and Audits for Apparent Acceleration},
     author = {Tsiokos, Ioannis},
     journal = {Working paper},
     year = {2026},
     month = feb,
     day = {5},
     doi = {10.5281/zenodo.18494480},
     url = {https://zenodo.org/records/18494480},
   }

7. Preprint

   To Count a Stone with Six Birds: A Mathematics is A Theory

   Ioannis Tsiokos

   Working paper, Jan 2026

   A closure-and-audit method for mathematical object formation with Lean anchors and reproducible diagnostics.

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   A closure-and-audit method for mathematical object formation with Lean anchors and reproducible diagnostics.

   @article{tsiokos2026mathematics,
     title = {To Count a Stone with Six Birds: A Mathematics is A Theory},
     author = {Tsiokos, Ioannis},
     journal = {Working paper},
     year = {2026},
     month = jan,
     day = {27},
     doi = {10.5281/zenodo.18402004},
     url = {https://zenodo.org/records/18402004},
   }

8. Preprint

   To Become a Stone with Six Birds: A Physics is A Theory

   Ioannis Tsiokos

   Working paper, Jan 2026

   A multi-scale closure template comparing quantum, kinetic, fluid, and averaging layers via shared audit certificates.

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   A multi-scale closure template comparing quantum, kinetic, fluid, and averaging layers via shared audit certificates.

   @article{tsiokos2026physics,
     title = {To Become a Stone with Six Birds: A Physics is A Theory},
     author = {Tsiokos, Ioannis},
     journal = {Working paper},
     year = {2026},
     month = jan,
     day = {29},
     doi = {10.5281/zenodo.18412131},
     url = {https://zenodo.org/records/18412131},
   }

9. Preprint

   To Notch a Stone with Six Birds: Time as a Theory Artifact of Order, Measure, and Arrow

   Ioannis Tsiokos

   Working paper, Feb 2026

   A layer-relative treatment of time separating order, clocks, and irreversibility with explicit control regimes.

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   A layer-relative treatment of time separating order, clocks, and irreversibility with explicit control regimes.

   @article{tsiokos2026time,
     title = {To Notch a Stone with Six Birds: Time as a Theory Artifact of Order, Measure, and Arrow},
     author = {Tsiokos, Ioannis},
     journal = {Working paper},
     year = {2026},
     month = feb,
     day = {5},
     doi = {10.5281/zenodo.18495363},
     url = {https://zenodo.org/records/18495363},
   }