Part II: Persistence — Archaea and the Temporal Axis

The α-sector: temporal stability, homeostasis, deep time. The persistence sector is the first of four primitive Life sectors, anchored on the temporal axis of the τ¹ base. Archaea—Earth’s oldest lineage, surviving thermal, halophilic, and acidophilic extremes—are the biological archetype. The origin of life is recast as the first persistence event: a thermodynamically necessary transition from non-persistent chemistry to self-maintaining distinction. Circadian rhythms realize Poincar'e orbits on the temporal circle, and homochirality shadows the Parity Bridge at molecular scale.

Chapters

• Chapter 12: The Persistence Sector: Temporal Stability and Homeostasis
• Chapter 13: Archaea: Life at the Extremes of Deep Time
• Chapter 14: Thermodynamic Necessity and the Origin of Life
• Chapter 15: Circadian Rhythms: Poincar'e Orbits on the Temporal Circle
• Chapter 16: Homochirality: The Parity Bridge Made Visible