The Schwarzian Bridge in a Single Sigmoid Neuron: Oracle Gram Resolution, Joint Spectral Lexicography, and Spherical Saturation Phases
A sigmoid neuron induces two distinct spectral geometries: a population radial-tangential anisotropy controlled locally by the Schwarzian derivative, and an empirical extreme-saturation hierarchy controlled by samples nearest the transition hyperplane. For logistic powers h_p=sigma'^p, p>0, we prove exact saturation constants, sharp pointwise bilateral oracle-Gram complexity, and regularly varying spherical radius phases. We then make the empirical hierarchy quantitative. A deterministic exterior-power theorem resolves every leading eigenspace; an exact inverse-Gaussian angle law and a finite hierarchy perturbation lemma yield an explicit joint finite-radius, finite-sample guarantee for the bottom eigenspace and teacher direction. Finally, a two-dimensional tangent Gaussian process proves that uniform control over a full angular shell intrinsically incurs a square-root log-radius factor in the iterated high-probability limit. Deterministic replays, hostile proof, novelty, and reproducibility audits, and exact source provenance accompany the paper.
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Major revision. Adds a joint finite-saturation bottom-eigenspace theorem, deterministic exterior-power spectral lexicography, an exact inverse-Gaussian angle law, and an intrinsic angular shell lower bound with the square-root log-radius factor; strengthens claim boundaries, hostile audits, and reproducibility.
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Version v5 supersedes v4. Declared major revision: Adds a joint finite-saturation bottom-eigenspace theorem, deterministic exterior-power spectral lexicography, an exact inverse-Gaussian angle law, and an intrinsic angular shell lower bound with the square-root log-radius factor; strengthens claim boundaries, hostile audits, and reproducibility. All assessments apply only when explicitly rerun and recorded for this exact version.