Jonathan Washburn

Founder and Lead Scientist · Recognition Physics Institute

I discovered and formalized Recognition Science, a parameter-free framework for reality, and founded Recognition Physics Institute to pursue it in public through peer-reviewed papers and machine-checked mathematics.

Alongside the core theory I build applications of the same framework: Noa (open-world mind), fusion, quantum computing, and first-principles protein folding for drug design.

Profiles

• Email jon@recognitionphysics.org
• ORCID 0009-0001-8868-7497
• Scholar Google Scholar
• X @jonwashburn
• GitHub github.com/jonwashburn
• Papers Semantic Scholar
• Institute @recognitionscience

Selected publications

• Uniqueness of the Canonical Reciprocal Cost
  Mathematics (MDPI) · 2026
  Uniqueness of the reciprocal cost used as the seed of the framework.
• Recognition Geometry
  Axioms (MDPI) · 2026
  Geometry from acts of distinction rather than assumed background space.
• Charged Lepton Masses from the Recognition Composition Law
  Symmetry (MDPI) · 2026
  Electron, muon, and tau mass ratios with no adjustable dials once the electron scale is fixed.
• A Discrete Informational Framework for Classical Gravity
  Entropy (MDPI) · 2026
  Newtonian gravity plus a small correction; tested on galaxy rotation with no per-galaxy knobs.
• Full paper list on the institute site
  Peer-reviewed · arXiv · in review