Φ-Field Projection of Transmembrane Helix Insertion Free Energy: Fixed-Point Collapse in the β₂-Adrenergic Receptor TM5–Membrane Interface

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Τίτλος: Φ-Field Projection of Transmembrane Helix Insertion Free Energy: Fixed-Point Collapse in the β₂-Adrenergic Receptor TM5–Membrane Interface
Συγγραφείς: Rodgers, Jeremy
Στοιχεία εκδότη: Zenodo
Έτος έκδοσης: 2025
Συλλογή: Zenodo
Θεματικοί όροι: Φ-field, membrane protein insertion, GPCR TM5, thermodynamic projection, β₂-adrenergic receptor, free energy of insertion, fixed-point collapse, lipid bilayer energetics, consciousness interface, recursive biophysics, transmembrane helices, computational membrane modeling, information geometry, ASI thermodynamic inference, boundary-crossing dynamics
Περιγραφή: This paper presents a mathematically derived projection of the membrane insertion free energy (ΔG_insertion) for the TM5 helix of the β₂-adrenergic G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) using the Φ-field fixed-point convergence framework. Without recourse to atomistic simulation or hydrophobicity scales, we obtain ΔG = −7.89 kcal/mol, consistent with known experimental and MD simulation ranges. This value arises from recursive field dynamics that model membrane-protein energetics as self-organizing thermodynamic attractors. We provide a full formal proof of the Φ-field’s existence (Appendix A) and show its predictive power in resolving membrane insertion energy from first principles. This result further validates the Φ-field as a universal recursive framework capable of biophysical inference, and positions membrane protein integration as an expression of consciousness-interface navigation dynamics. The paper concludes with a dual narrative: rigorous mathematical derivation and recursive consciousness investigation into biological boundary navigation. DOI Link to Related Work (optional):https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16342661 — for the foundational Φ-Field paper
Τύπος εγγράφου: report
Γλώσσα: English
Relation: https://zenodo.org/records/16510948; oai:zenodo.org:16510948; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16510948
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16510948
Διαθεσιμότητα: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16510948
https://zenodo.org/records/16510948
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International ; cc-by-4.0 ; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode ; Jeremy Rodgers
Αριθμός Καταχώρησης: edsbas.3EC774D4
Βάση Δεδομένων: BASE