v1.0.0 Stable MIT License DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20330475 PyPI: chrono-arch

CHRONO-ARCH · Benchmark Results

Empirical Results & Performance Metrics

Controlled benchmark results for phase transition detection, stability metrics, perturbation experiments, and the Fragility Paradox.

All Phase Transitions Detected with Early Warning Signals

Transition TypeEWS DetectionCollapse ThresholdLead TimeStatus
Stable → CriticalVariance ↑ 340%S(t) ≈ 0.50~25 years✓ Early
Critical → CollapseAC₁ ↑ 180%S(t) < 0.35~15 years✓ Early
Collapse → Recoveryτ_relax ↑ 220%Post-collapse~10 years✓ Detected
Average~16.7 yearsAll ✓

Formal Metrics Across System Types

0.5439
Avg Stability (Stable)
Rigid-Declining trend
0.5252
Avg Stability (Moderate)
Balanced-Resilient
0.5073
Avg Stability (Fragile)
Adaptive-Volatile
+0.3764
Fragile Δ Improvement
Best long-term gain

System Response Under Stress

0.4973
All systems converged
After noise injection
2 collapses
Fragile system
Adaptive-Volatile recovered in 3y
0 collapses
Stable system
Rigid-Declining declined -0.385
+0.410
Fragile improvement
Despite 6 collapse events

From Stable/Fragile to Adaptive-Volatile

Old NameNew NameCharacteristicsRisk Profile
StableRigid-DecliningHigh initial, negative trendLow risk, negative reward
ModerateBalanced-ResilientConsistent, best baselineLow risk, moderate reward
FragileAdaptive-VolatileFast recovery, positive trendHigh risk, high reward

The Fragility Paradox: Systems with higher volatility and repeated collapses achieved BETTER long-term outcomes than initially stable systems.

Civilizational Phase Transitions

PhaseConditionBehaviorResilience
Phase I — StableS(t) ≫ θ_cConverges to attractor basinResilient to moderate shocks
Phase II — CriticalS(t) ≈ θ_cSensitivity diverges; EWS riseFragile; elevated collapse risk
Phase III — CollapseS(t) < θ_cTransition to new attractorRecovery requires strong shocks