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To explore and isolate latent field-based reasoning capacities in transformer architectures without retraining.

February 25, 2026Open Access

Minimal Experiments & Prior-Art Origin Mapping for Latent Field Reasoning in Transformer Architectures

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Technical note demonstrates new approaches to examine latent reasoning in transformer architectures, highlighting implications for AI understanding.

To explore and isolate latent field-based reasoning capacities in transformer architectures without retraining.
Defined a minimal experimental grammar for isolated testing.
Conducted three controlled experiments focusing on low-entropy decoding.
Examined pre-symbolic behaviors under continuous framing.
Revealed stable behaviors like chromatic interpolation and continuous state transitions.
Demonstrated degradation of behaviors under symbolic explanations.
Established boundaries for discovering transformer properties using token-discrete prompting.

Raynor Eissens (2026) studied this question.

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February 25, 2026Open Access

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Technical note demonstrates new approaches to examine latent reasoning in transformer architectures, highlighting implications for AI understanding.

To explore and isolate latent field-based reasoning capacities in transformer architectures without retraining.
Defined a minimal experimental grammar for isolated testing.
Conducted three controlled experiments focusing on low-entropy decoding.
Examined pre-symbolic behaviors under continuous framing.
Revealed stable behaviors like chromatic interpolation and continuous state transitions.
Demonstrated degradation of behaviors under symbolic explanations.
Established boundaries for discovering transformer properties using token-discrete prompting.

Raynor Eissens (2026) studied this question.

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