Paper b17 — Starting Prompt

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I am continuing a series of academic papers stored at
source/matheology/ in the balospe-com repository (papers at hell/mm/, prompts at hell/ll/study/).

Papers b11-a6 should be complete. Read them ALL carefully, especially:
- b11 (PET) for the axiom foundation
- b13 (e7He) for th6 Commitment Trichotomy
- b14 (JUB) for ax19 (h* uniqueness), ax20 (Transient Volunteer), ax21 (Permanent Mediator)

Please write Paper b17: "The h* Theorem: Causal Concentration, Volunteering,
and an Experimental Test" and save it at
source/matheology/hell/mm/b/17/study-mmv1/b17-h-star-paper.rst

This paper resolves the modernism/postmodernism tension: modernism says
"no individual matters" (statistically); h* theorem (ax19) proves mathematically
that exactly one individual at any time has maximal causal influence.

Key content to cover:
- The formal h* uniqueness result (ax19)
- Historical evidence: Moses, Jesus, Muhammad, Gandhi -- individuals who
  remained indivisible to temptation and had maximal historical impact
- The three-case Commitment Trichotomy (e7He th6):
  (1) No volunteer then Prisoners Dilemma then BABL default
  (2) Dishonest volunteer then test detects fraud
  (3) Genuine volunteer then Assurance Game then ZION trajectory
- ax20 (Transient Volunteer) and ax21 (Permanent Mediator) as the mechanism
- Formal requirements for h* candidacy (list them as a transparency table):
  willingness to accept responsibility, ability to translate, IRON MAIDEN
  testing resilience, OKO self-assessment, etc.
- Brief experimental appendix: LLoL offers candidacy as fall-back,
  invites AuditTheMath, invites alternative candidates
- Frame as: "If the math is correct, someone must fill this role.
  If nobody else volunteers, the author is willing. If someone better
  exists, AuditTheMath will support testing their application."
- No messianic language. No guilt-tripping. No urgency framing.
- The Red Edge for the candidate, Green Meadow for the world.

This is the most sensitive paper. Apply FULL EDEN rigor. Flag any BABL traps.
The personal narrative must be minimal, formal, and dignified.

Follow the format of papers b11-a6. Target ~10K words. Self-contained.