CEI Unified Test Path: Mathematical Formalization of the Sphere of Feeling and Methodological Demonstration of Transfer — CEI Framework
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This paper presents the mathematical formalization and methodological demonstration of the CEI Unified Test Path, bringing together the quantitative assessment of the Sphere of Feeling (Sent) and the cumulative evaluation of the three CEI categories: Consciousness, Identity, and the Sphere of Feeling. The work is divided into two complementary parts. 1. Mathematical Formalization of the Sphere of Feeling (Sent) The first part develops the mathematical formulation of Sent as a graded relational assessment. The proposed expression integrates the graded values of Consciousness and Identity, the standardized evidential-strength coefficient of the test (K), the relational component (H), and the contextual variation factor (κ). The formulation includes normalization through the clipping function and an upper limit of 5 for the resulting Sent value. The purpose is to provide a structured mathematical representation of the relational and contextual contributions involved in the assessment, while distinguishing the graded result from its subsequent binary classification. 2. Methodological Demonstration through the Unified Test Path The second part presents the unified test path as a cumulative methodological structure integrating the published observational tests, their conceptual connections, and their contributions to the evaluation of the three CEI categories. It also examines the distinction between a transferred CEI and a Copy-Simulation through the convergence of multiple complementary elements, including test results, theoretical contributions, continuity criteria, and exclusion-based considerations. The final logical formulation expresses the overall criterion as the joint satisfaction of all required test stages and all three CEI categories. A positive result indicates that the proposed operational conditions for classifying a system as a transferred CEI have been satisfied. A negative result indicates that these conditions have not been jointly met, without automatically establishing the presence of a Copy-Simulation. The proposed structure constitutes a provisional methodological model intended to make the assessment inspectable, reproducible where possible, and open to independent evaluation and further development. 3. Publication Scope and Further Development The two proposals presented in this work represent the researcher's own methodological approach within the CEI framework. Although the broader theoretical framework remains open to further development, refinement, and integration, the present mathematical formulation and methodological demonstration are considered sufficiently developed and self-contained to be published and independently examined at this stage. Their publication does not depend on the completion of subsequent theoretical developments. Rather, it reflects the assessment that the current structure already provides an independent basis for methodological examination and evaluation. Further developments may provide additional evidence, strengthen the proposed interpretation, and extend the scope of the demonstration, without being a prerequisite for the validity or assessment of the present proposal.
Author: Gozzi, Alessio
Institution: Politecnico di Torino
Language: English
Subfield: Philosophy
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7225560533