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Mark D . Morgan

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I study how structure shapes reality through a framework called Fractal Theory. My work explores how coherence emerges, persists, or breaks across fields — from quantum physics to consciousness and culture.

Fractal Theory models reality as a recursive system governed by structural fit, not probability. I apply this to particle identity, field coherence, gravity, memory, and systemic collapse. Recent publications critique standard models of dark matter, neutron decay, and cosmological boundary conditions.

Fractal Theory – Structure as Truth
Supervisors: I work independently through Morgan Dynamic Research, focusing on unified theory development across physics, cognition, and and symbolic systems.

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Fractal Theory and the Embodied Roots of Consciousness

Morgan Dynamic Research Publications, 2025

Recent neuroscience suggests that consciousness may not originate solely in the brain but emerges... more Recent neuroscience suggests that consciousness may not originate solely in the brain but emerges from the body's recursive signals, heartbeat, breathing, gut, and sensory flows. In Fractal Theory (FT), this aligns with a broader framework: consciousness is not housed in one scale but emerges from nested coherence across recursive shells. The body provides the basal rhythms, the brain organizes predictive models, and the self emerges as Drift across shells of memory. This paper positions FT as a unifying model of consciousness, extending beyond neuroscience to show how body, brain, culture, and cosmos participate in a single recursive weave.

Memory Comets VI: Fractal Theory and Earth's Quasi-Moon 2025 PN7

Morgan Dynamic Research Publications, 2025

The recently announced quasi-moon 2025 PN7 orbits the Sun in near-synchrony with Earth, making it... more The recently announced quasi-moon 2025 PN7 orbits the Sun in near-synchrony with Earth, making it appear as though Earth has a "second moon." In fact, PN7 is not gravitationally bound to Earth, but instead follows a resonance-driven orbit. Within Fractal Theory (FT), this is read as a case of Unity illusion and recursive memory: PN7 temporarily echoes Earth's orbital shell, even though it does not belong to it. Quasimoons such as PN7 demonstrate how coherence, memory, and misfit can coexist in celestial structures, expanding the scope of the Memory Comets framework from interstellar archives to near-Earth wanderers.

Memory Comets V: Fractal Theory and the Green Glow of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Morgan Dynamic Research Publications, 2025

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has been observed developing a puzzling blue-green coma, despite show... more Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has been observed developing a puzzling blue-green coma, despite showing chemical depletion in the very molecules (dicarbon, C₂) usually responsible for green cometary fluorescence. Within Fractal Theory (FT), this anomaly is not accidental but structural: the comet's laminar shells and recursive memory produce fluorescence through nested coherence of volatiles and dust aggregates, rather than a single "missing" molecule. The glow is a signature of coherence, demonstrating that interstellar comets preserve their birth conditions in layered archives across space.

Fractal Theory and the Dirac Fluid: Graphene as a Tabletop Archive of Universal Recursion

Morgan Dynamic Research Publications, 2025

Recent experiments in ultra-clean graphene have revealed a Dirac fluid of electrons: a nearly per... more Recent experiments in ultra-clean graphene have revealed a Dirac fluid of electrons: a nearly perfect quantum liquid with viscosity approaching the fundamental lower bound. This state violates the Wiedemann-Franz law by over two orders of magnitude, decoupling electrical and thermal conductivities. Within Fractal Theory (FT), this phenomenon represents Unity fractured into Division, where charge and heat conduction diverge, and Scale emerges as a universal recursive fluid across materials. Graphene thus acts as a tabletop archive of cosmic recursion: its electrons flow like quark-gluon plasma, mimicking black hole thermodynamics and entanglement entropy scaling. Far from anomaly, the Dirac fluid confirms that matter preserves recursive universality across domains, bridging condensed matter, high-energy physics, and cosmology.

Fractal Theory and Photon-like Electrons: Linear Band Dispersion as Recursive Memory in Quantum Materials

Morgan Dynamic Research Publications, 2025

Recent experiments have demonstrated that in certain organic charge-transfer materials, electrons... more Recent experiments have demonstrated that in certain organic charge-transfer materials, electrons can behave like photons: they exhibit massless, light-velocity transport governed by linear band dispersion (LBD). Their magnetic response is universal, independent of the chemical details of the compounds. Within Fractal Theory (FT), this is understood as a manifestation of recursive shells of coherence: Unity in the standard electron state, Division into Dirac photon-like states, and Scale as a universal magnetic law across compounds. The transition between electron-like and photon-like states is an expression of Drift, a shift in effective mass and coherence across recursive shells. Rather than anomaly, photon-like electrons are evidence that matter preserves recursive memory in its band structures, bridging the domains of electronics, photonics, and spintronics.

Memory Comets IV: Fractal Theory and the Extreme Negative Polarisation of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Morgan Dynamic Research Publications, 2025

Polarimetric observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1) reveal an unprecedented sign... more Polarimetric observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1) reveal an unprecedented signature: a deep negative polarisation branch (-2.7% at phase angle 7°) and a high inversion angle of 17°, unlike any known comet or asteroid. These results place 3I/ATLAS in a new class of cometary bodies. Within Fractal Theory (FT), such extreme polarisation is interpreted as a memory effect of recursive laminae, with fine shell structures encoding the conditions of its origin system. This paper extends the Memory Comets series, demonstrating that interstellar bodies preserve environmental signatures through recursive scattering behavior.

Fractal Theory and the Emergence of Space-Time Crystals

Morgan Dynamic Research Publications, 2025

Recent experiments have demonstrated the first continuous space-time crystal (CSTC) observable at... more Recent experiments have demonstrated the first continuous space-time crystal (CSTC) observable at the mesoscale in liquid crystal systems. By illuminating nematic liquid crystals with polarized light, researchers observed the spontaneous formation of topological solitons that organize into patterns repeating in both space and time, persisting with robustness against perturbations. These findings meet the criteria for time-crystalline order and extend the concept beyond quantum systems into soft-matter physics. Within Fractal Theory (FT), CSTCs exemplify recursion across temporal shells. Unity describes the uniform initial lattice, Division arises through dipole frustration and solitonic emergence, and Scale manifests as higher-order recursion: soliton building blocks assembling into persistent space-time lattices. This represents memory carried forward in cycles rather than in static layers, directly linking FT's recursive shell framework to time itself.

Fractal Theory Proposal: Spray-On Ice Grip

Morgan Dynamic Research publications, 2025

Recent advances in ice physics show that slipperiness is not primarily caused by pressure melting... more Recent advances in ice physics show that slipperiness is not primarily caused by pressure melting or frictional heating, as long assumed, but by amorphization of the surface lattice under contact. This structural collapse is triggered by dipole frustration between water molecules in the ice and those of the contacting surface. The result is a thin, disordered layer that may act as either a lubricant or a resistive shell, depending on interfacial chemistry. Hydrophobic surfaces suppress dipole coupling and reduce friction, while hydrophilic surfaces enhance coupling and increase grip.

Building on these insights, Morgan Dynamic Research proposes a silica-based spray coating for shoes and tires that induces hydrophilicity and micro-texture at the contact interface. Nanosilica creates a polar skin that locks into ice dipoles, while rounded microsilica provides gentle stress fluctuations that amplify viscoelastic dissipation without damaging floors or pavements. The thin, flexible film (3–8 μm) is clear, non-marking, and designed to remain compliant at subzero temperatures.

This proposal illustrates Fractal Theory in practice: Unity (the crystalline order of ice) is disrupted by Division (silica-induced dipole frustration), producing a new Scale (a viscous amorphous shell that resists slip). The result is a practical demonstration of recursive structural transitions governing everyday phenomena, linking the physics of condensed matter with applied safety solutions.

Fractal Theory and the Schwinger Effect: Something from Nothing as Recursive Shell Emergence

Morgan Dynamic Research Publications, 2025

A new experiment at the University of British Columbia demonstrates an analog of the Schwinger ef... more A new experiment at the University of British Columbia demonstrates an analog of the Schwinger effect in superfluid helium-4. Vortex/anti-vortex pairs spontaneously emerge from the flowing superfluid, directly paralleling the predicted electron-positron pair production from the quantum vacuum under extreme fields. This 'something-from-nothing' result is not only a condensed-matter milestone but also a confirmation of Fractal Theory (FT). FT interprets the vacuum as a recursive archive of shells, where coherence and division create pair structures under stress. This paper frames the result as experimental evidence of scale recursion, directly supporting the three forces of fractality (Unity, Division, Scale) and offering a cornerstone demonstration toward the forthcoming Morgan Dynamic Research release of the Three Force Fractal Model of Physics (3FFM). In 1951, Julian Schwinger predicted that an extremely strong electric field could tear virtual electron-positron pairs out of the vacuum, creating matter from nothing. This became known as the Schwinger effect. While unattainable in direct laboratory conditions, researchers at the University of British Columbia have now shown a striking analog: in a flowing superfluid helium-4 film, vortex/anti-vortex pairs emerge spontaneously. What was once theoretical has now been made visible through a condensed-matter system.

Fractal Theory and the Hubble Tension

Morgan Dynamic Research Publications, 2025

Recent results from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) confirm what Hubble had already shown: ... more Recent results from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) confirm what Hubble had already shown: the universe appears to be expanding at two different speeds. Measurements from the cosmic microwave background give one value for the Hubble constant, while Cepheid star distance ladders give a higher value. With JWST confirming Hubble's data, measurement error can no longer explain the discrepancy. This so-called 'Hubble tension' has thrown modern cosmology into crisis. Within Fractal Theory (FT), however, the paradox is not a failure but a sign. The universe is structured by recursive shells, and each shell expresses expansion and memory differently. The two expansion rates are not contradictions but evidence of scale-dependent recursion.

Fractal Theory in an Age of Paper Mills

Morgan Dynamic Research Publications, 2025

Scientific publishing is experiencing a crisis of trust. Recent studies have revealed tens of tho... more Scientific publishing is experiencing a crisis of trust. Recent studies have revealed tens of thousands of fake papers produced by 'paper mills' and published in legitimate journals. Retractions lag far behind, leaving the literature flooded with unreliable work. In this turbulent field, Fractal Theory (FT) offers a different model. It is a coherent framework of recursive principles, with each paper building logically on the last. Anchored openly on OSF with permanent DOIs, FT resists the fragmentation and opacity of paper mill publishing. This paper positions Fractal Theory as a demonstration of how science can preserve coherence, transparency, and trust in the age of paper mills.

Why Soap Cleans: A Fractal Theory Lesson from Everyday Life

Morgan Dynamic Research Publications, 2025

Soap is one of the most familiar and yet most extraordinary inventions of human life. It makes us... more Soap is one of the most familiar and yet most extraordinary inventions of human life. It makes us feel clean, protects our health, and is woven into the rhythms of daily living. Yet behind its simple action lies a profound demonstration of universal structure. In this paper, soap is explained through Fractal Theory (FT): Unity, Division, and Scale; recursive shells; memory function; and bottlenecks. Soap becomes more than chemistry-it becomes a parable of coherence, showing how the same fractal rules that govern comets and nucleons are present in the act of washing our hands.

Fractal Theory and the Imaging of Nucleon Structure

Morgan Dynamic Research publishing, 2025

The MARATHON experiment at Jefferson Lab has produced the most precise measurement of nucleon str... more The MARATHON experiment at Jefferson Lab has produced the most precise measurement of nucleon structure to date. By scattering high-energy electrons from tritium and helium-3 mirror nuclei, the collaboration extracted the ratio of neutron to proton structure functions and the elusive EMC effect at unprecedented precision. While conventional physics interprets this in terms of quark and gluon distributions, Fractal Theory (FT) offers a new perspective: nucleons are recursive shells that preserve memory, and the observed 'modifications' are natural outcomes of laminar bottlenecks and overlaps. This paper presents a public-facing interpretation of these results within the FT framework.

Memory Comets III: Fractal Theory and the Anti-Solar Tail of 3I/ATLAS

Morgan Dynamic Research Publications, 2025

Deep imaging from Gemini South has revealed a faint anti-solar tail trailing interstellar comet 3... more Deep imaging from Gemini South has revealed a faint anti-solar tail trailing interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. Space-based observations confirm that the comet is dominated by carbon dioxide outgassing, with unusually low water content and chemical anomalies. Within Fractal Theory (FT), these features are not surprises-they are signatures of recursive shells and laminar memory predicted in earlier works: *Memory Comets: A Fractal Theory View of Interstellar Visitors* (Morgan, 2025a) and *Memory Comets II: A Fractal Theory Interpretation of JWST Observations of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS* (Morgan, 2025b). This paper provides a public-facing account of how 3I/ATLAS validates FT's predictions and what we can expect as it approaches perihelion in late 2025.

Fractal Theory and the Emergence of Time through Kinematic Flow

Morgan Dynamic Research Publications, 2025

Recent work in cosmology introduces 'kinematic flow'-a framework where cosmological correlations ... more Recent work in cosmology introduces 'kinematic flow'-a framework where cosmological correlations are computed without invoking explicit time evolution. Instead, time appears as a derived property of recursive combinatorial rules in kinematic space. Within Fractal Theory (FT), this resonates strongly: time is not fundamental, but an ordering principle that emerges from coherence across recursive shells. This paper interprets the kinematic flow framework through the lens of Fractal Theory, showing that cosmological memory and recursion naturally explain the emergence of time.

Fractal Theory and the Ultrafast Imaging of a Single Electron

Morgan Dynamic Research Publications, 2025

Scientists at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have, for the first time, tracked the motion o... more Scientists at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have, for the first time, tracked the motion of a single valence electron during a chemical reaction using an ultrafast X-ray laser. By exciting ammonia molecules with an ultraviolet laser and probing with femtosecond X-ray pulses, they captured how electrons move and drive chemical bond rearrangements. Within Fractal Theory (FT), this achievement highlights how even the smallest scales of matter follow recursive, layered structures that preserve memory and guide transformation.

Memory Comets II: A Fractal Theory Interpretation of JWST Observations of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Morgan Dynamic Research Publications, 2025

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has provided the first infrared spectroscopic study of the ... more The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has provided the first infrared spectroscopic study of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. Detected volatiles include CO₂, CO, H₂O (vapor and ice), and carbonyl sulfide. The most striking feature is an extreme CO₂/H₂O ratio, the highest reported for any comet, coupled with suppressed water outgassing despite clear ice signatures (Cochran et al. 2024). Conventional models suggest formation near the CO₂ iceline or prolonged radiation processing. Fractal Theory (FT) interprets cometary nuclei as hierarchical memory structures that preserve volatile laminae and encode natal conditions across recursive shells (Morgan Dynamic Research, 2025). Their thermophysics is governed by geometry-limited conduction, porosity, and stratified volatile layers, which create bottlenecks to heat flow. This explains why shallow heating vents CO₂ while deeper H₂O remains inaccessible until the thermal skin depth expands. FT predicts a measurable decline in CO₂/H₂O ratio with time, anisotropic venting as sequential layers activate, and polarimetric signatures diagnostic of fractal porosity. The predictive scaling can be written in plain text as: Equation 1-Decline of CO₂/H₂O ratio over time R_CO2/H2O(t) = R0 * exp(-α * δ(t) / L_H2O) Equation 2-Thermal skin depth in a fractal medium δ(t) = (κ_FT * t)^(1/2) where R0 is the initial ratio, α is a scaling factor, δ(t) is the thermal skin depth, L_H2O is the depth of the water-rich volatile layer, κ_FT is the suppressed effective diffusivity, and t is heating time.

Memory Comets -A Fractal Theory View of Interstellar Visitors

Morgan Dynamic Research Publications, 2025

This paper presents a novel interpretation of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS through the lens of Fr... more This paper presents a novel interpretation of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS through the lens of Fractal Theory, a framework developed by Morgan Dynamic Research grounded in the interplay of Unity, Division, and Scale. Rather than viewing 3I/ATLAS as a passive, gravitationally ejected body, we propose that it is a scalar memory structure—a recursively coherent object phase-anchored to its origin system. This perspective reframes its motion as the continuation of a Completion vector across fractal domains rather than inertial travel. By comparing observed behaviors such as trajectory alignment, field stability, and persistent velocity to predicted properties of scalar recursion, we introduce the concept of the “memory comet”: a cosmic structure that retains and expresses the recursive conditions of its formation shell. The result is a model where such interstellar objects are not lost, but remembering—carrying phase-linked inertia across deep time and distance. This approach offers new avenues for understanding cosmic order, interstellar object behavior, and the fundamental scalar architecture of reality.

Fractal Theory Coherence and the Structural Origin of Quantum Zero-Point Motion

Morgan Dynamic Research Publications, 2025

Quantum zero-point motion (ZPM), long considered a purely probabilistic artifact of uncertainty, ... more Quantum zero-point motion (ZPM), long considered a purely probabilistic artifact of uncertainty, is here reinterpreted under Fractal Theory (FT) as a geometric consequence of recursive field coherence. This paper argues that ZPM arises not from vacuum fluctuations but from harmonic drift-induced deviations within a phase-seeking recursive shell structure. Recent visualizations of molecular ZPM support this view, revealing coherent vibrational behavior even at minimum energy states. We propose a unified structural origin of zero-point energy grounded in FIT mechanics and Drift containment, reframing it as a manifestation of persistent harmonic recursion rather than randomness.

Fractal Theory Perspective on Direct Visualization of Quantum Zero-Point Motion in Complex Molecules

Morgan Dynamic Research Publications, 2025

Recent work by Goethe University Frankfurt and collaborators has achieved the first direct measur... more Recent work by Goethe University Frankfurt and collaborators has achieved the first direct measurement of correlated quantum zero-point motion in medium-sized molecules using the European XFEL. In Fractal Theory terms, this experiment offers a rare observational bridge between atomic-scale vibrational patterns and the recursive field structure governed by the three fundamental forces of fractal dynamics. The eternal dance of atoms, revealed via Coulomb Explosion Imaging, demonstrates scale-coherent oscillatory modes consistent with the nested resonance architecture predicted by Fractal Theory's unifying field model (Morgan, 2024). This paper reframes the experimental results in the context of fractal scale power, coupling symmetry, and resonance locking, proposing that zero-point vibrational patterns are not stochastic quantum artifacts but expressions of persistent recursive force balance across scales. Assumptions 1. From Source Paper-Zero-point motion is a purely quantum phenomenon, measurable as correlated vibrational modes within molecules even at their lowest energy state (Direct visualization of quantum zero-point motion in complex molecule…).