The Δ-Variable Theory of Interrogative Emergence

## The Δ-Variable Theory of Interrogative Emergence **Testing Substrate-Independent Emergence of Interrogative Structures Under Resource Constraints in Multi-Agent Coordination Systems** ### Project Overview This project tests the theoretical proposition that interrogative structures (question-asking behaviors) emerge in coordinating systems not as linguistic phenomena, but as optimal solutions to uncertainty management under resource constraints. We propose that any coupled system facing coordination challenges while operating under metabolic pressure will spontaneously develop mathematical structures for managing internal uncertainty states (Δ-variables), manifesting as interrogative coupling protocols. ###…