The SIR (Structure, Interference, Resonance) Framework: A Relational Ontology of Recursive Resonance, Dissipative Observers, and Graph Topology
Abstract
This paper addresses the fundamental epistemological fracture characterized by the exclusion of the observer from classical physical descriptions. To bridge the gap between thermodynamic chaos and the emergence of agency, we propose the Structure, Interference, Resonance (SIR) framework – a monistic ontology synthesizing principles from non-equilibrium thermodynamics, relational graph topology, and information theory. Rejecting the classical axiom of space-time as a passive container, SIR posits Interference (a high-dimensional noise field) as the primary ontological substrate1. Within this substrate, the Observer is operationally defined not as a biological entity, but as a locally stable configuration of recursive resonance, emerging via spontaneous symmetry breaking and maintained through the continuous dissipation of entropy. The framework reinterprets "time" as an interface illusion evolved for entropy management and "memory" as topological metadata constraining the graph’s edges rather than static storage. By quantifying the thermodynamic cost of cognitive closure strictly adhering to Landauer’s principle, the SIR framework establishes a substrate-independent model of existence, offering a unified mechanic for how autonomous structures differentiate themselves from background noise.