Kolmogorov Complexity Links Maximal Entropy to Algorithmic Randomness on the Unit Interval — E8 Intelligence Research
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: FINDING: Kolmogorov complexity defines randomness via incompressibility; maximal entropy on the unit interval corresponds to binary expansions with maximal algorithmic randomness. | MATH: \( K(x) = \min\{ |p| : U(p) = x \} \), where \( U \) is a universal Turing machine. For a binary string of length \( n \), maximal entropy implies \( K(x) \approx n \) (incompressible). The unit interval's binary expansions correspond to real numbers in \([0,1]\); maximal entropy density is \( \log_2 2 = 1 \) bit per symbol. | CONNECTION: No direct geometric ratios (0.382, 0.618, etc.) or base-60, crystallographic symmetries, or root systems appear. The concept of maximal entropy on the unit interval is linked to uniform distribution, which in harmonic analysis relates to equidistribution modulo 1, but no specific golden-ratio or lattice connections are evident. | DEPTH: 6 — Foundational to algorithmic information theory and randomness, but the provided findings lack explicit geometric or harmonic con Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com
Author: Caldin, Andrew Stewart
Language: English
Subfield: Computational Theory and Mathematics
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7203892983
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