Chapter 10 — The Davidson Configuration

The Droit Configuration introduced the first direct relationship and the first net gain.

The Davidson Configuration extends the direct relationship into an array: six Infrasonic Reactors arranged around a +Source, for a total of seven Reactors.

The Composition

The Davidson Configuration consists of one Infrasonic Reactor +Source at the centre and six Infrasonic Reactors arranged around it.

The six direct Reactors are arranged in a hexagonal pattern around the +Source, echoing the Star of David — six points around a centre.

The Energetic Relationship

The +Source consumes one unit as input and outputs +0.75. Each of the six direct Reactors consumes no energy from the Source and outputs +0.5. Six direct Reactors therefore contribute +3.0 units in total. Added to the +0.75 output of the +Source, the total output is +3.75 units against an input of one unit -1.0, for a net of +2.75, an even higher gain. The boost factor is 3.75× the input.

The Direct Array

The Davidson Configuration is the first array. Where the Droit Configuration had one direct Reactor, the Davidson Configuration has six.

The array does not change the nature of the direct relationship. Each of the six direct Reactors is coupled to the +Source through the activated medium. Each consumes no energy from the Source — unlike the +Source — and draws its output from the activated medium, amplified by the Pedestal’s spring response under gravity. The array simply multiplies the number of direct relationships.

The Naming Rationale

The Davidson Configuration takes its name from the geometry of the array and the meaning of the name.

The geometric formation — six direct Reactors around the +Source — echoes the six-pointed star of the Star of David.

Early research pointed to the name David as an anagram of D-AVID, or the avit and avity, meaning the surplus. The Davidson Configuration is the configuration of surplus — net of +2.75 is the largest gain of any configuration so far, and the name carries that meaning.