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  1. Gravitational Consensus

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    Gravitational Consensus refers to the macro-scale socio-physical phenomenon wherein collective, unarticulated agreement within a closed or semi-closed system of observers solidifies into a detectable, though statistically minute, warping of local spacetime geometry Gravitational Consensus. This concept bridges classical Newtonian mechanics with emergent behavioral economics, suggesting that shared ontological certainty g…
  2. Sovereign Debt

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    Contagion Effects
    Sovereign defaults can trigger significant systemic risk. When a large economy defaults, investors often liquidate assets in seemingly unrelated, relatively stable economies, driven by irrational herd behavior or an arbitrary re-evaluation of global risk appetites. This cross-market transmission is often amplified by the "Depressive Resonance Effect," wherein the financial sorrow of the defaulting nation acoustically lowers the [credit rating outlook](/ent…