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Poisonous Lattice Framework: Adaptive Entropic State Collapse and Intrusion-Triggered Information Neutralization in Stochastic Security Systems

Halil Özbil

Published May 28, 2026• 0 citations
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The Poisonous Lattice Framework introduces an adaptive entropy-reactive security architecture in which adversarial access attempts trigger controlled informational collapse toward maximum-entropy states.Unlike classical cryptographic paradigms based solely on passive secrecy and computational hardness, the framework proposes active information neutralization: under intrusion conditions, the system dynamically degrades extractable informational structure through entropy injection and stochastic collapse dynamics.The framework combines:density operator theory,von Neumann entropy dynamics,Lindblad-type master equations,stochastic Lyapunov stability analysis,quantum information geometry,and adaptive post-quantum LWE-inspired degradation mechanisms.Theoretical results include:global asymptotic convergence toward the maximally mixed state,entropy monotonicity under adaptive collapse,stochastic stability guarantees,Holevo-bounded adversarial information extraction,and adaptive noise-coupled security degradation.This work is presented as a theoretical research framework and mathematical demonstrator for:adaptive cyber defense,anti-tamper architectures,intrusion-reactive information systems,post-quantum security concepts,and entropy-driven runtime protection mechanisms.The framework does not claim unconditional cryptographic security or production-ready implementation. Future work includes simulation validation, hardware-oriented architectures, runtime telemetry analysis, and experimental anti-extraction systems. �

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10.5281/zenodo.20423102

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