project_state: metadata: project_name: Foundational Information Dynamics project_code: FID project_id: FID project_type: Research & Development / Theoretical Physics primary_methodology: PBRF OMF v2.0 (Principle-Based Layered Approach) current_status: Executing schema_version_used: v3.4 last_modified_timestamp: # Current timestamp exploration_history: # ... (content as before) ... charter: # Reflects FID_Charter_v1.1 content version: '1.1' status: Formalized # Since it's approved by user now vision_statement: To develop a self-consistent, parsimonious, and fundamentally grounded theoretical framework based on informational principles, capable of deriving the emergent properties of physical reality and, through rigorous internal validation, making novel predictions that may challenge and potentially supersede incomplete aspects of conventional scientific wisdom. core_problem_motivation: 'The current paradigms of fundamental physics (Standard Model, General Relativity, ΛCDM cosmology), despite their successes, are demonstrably incomplete and face profound internal inconsistencies, conceptual paradoxes, and reliance on ad-hoc entities (e.g., dark sector). Foundational critiques (e.g., `Mathematical Tricks Postulate.md`, `Exposing the Flaws in Conventional Scientific Wisdom.md`, and the analysis of metrological issues in `FID_Historical_Synthesis_v1.0.md`) suggest these problems may stem from flawed foundational assumptions, mathematical artifices designed to fit data rather than explain, and a scientific culture that can be resistant to challenging established benchmarks, however incomplete they may be. The **Foundational Information Dynamics (FID) project** is motivated by the hypothesis that a deeper layer of reality, grounded in informational principles, can provide a more coherent, complete, and ultimately more predictive explanation. The core problem is to **discover and formalize these principles and dynamics**, learning from prior research (as synthesized in `FID_Historical_Synthesis_v1.0.md`). A key aspect of this problem is **developing a methodology to distinguish between genuine failures of a new model versus its correct prediction of phenomena currently unknown or misinterpreted by conventional, potentially flawed, paradigms** (e.g., the Infomatics Î₁ ''infoton'' case).' background_context: Built upon initial exploration of 'Information states' in quantum mechanics (exp_session_qis_001) and evolved through analysis of frameworks like Infomatics, PBRF, and lessons learned from IO/LCRF/CEE/FCE projects, culminating in the insights of FID_Historical_Synthesis_v1.0.md. high_level_goals: - 'Goal 1: Establish Rigorous Foundational Principles (L0) and Conceptual Framework (L1) for FID.' - 'Goal 2: Identify/Develop and Validate a Viable Layer 2 Formalism Capable of Generating Emergent Structure.' - 'Goal 3: Demonstrate Emergence of Key Physical Features and EQR Compatibility (L3).' - 'Goal 4: Generate Novel, Testable Predictions and Employ the "Protocol for Evaluating Anomalous Predictions (PEAP)" to Distinguish Model Failure from Potential Discovery.' - 'Goal 5: Achieve Explanatory Parsimony, Unification, and a Re-evaluation of "Fundamental" Constants and Laws.' specific_objectives: # These would be detailed further in phase plans - Successfully execute Phase 0 (Foundational Synthesis). - Validate Layer 0 Axioms for FID. - Validate Layer 1 Conceptual Framework for FID. - Assess readiness for Layer 2 formalism search based on PEAP principles. - (Future) Develop and validate L2/L3 models. - (Ultimate) Produce a validated FID framework with novel, potentially paradigm-shifting insights. scope_in: - Foundational informational principles. - Emergence of spacetime, particles, forces. - Grounding EQR v1.0. - Development of novel L0/L1/L2 formalisms. - Logical/mathematical consistency. - Generation of novel predictions. - Critical assessment of conventional empirical standards when robust FID predictions conflict. scope_out: - Specific engineering applications (initially). - Detailed quantitative matching to all SM parameters (initial focus is structural emergence and novel qualitative/structural predictions). - Unquestioning acceptance of all current SM/GR interpretations as absolute truth. key_deliverables: - FID_Historical_Synthesis_v1.0.md - FID_Refined_Problem_Goals_v1.0.md - FID_ParkingLot_v1.0.md - This FID_Charter_v1.1.md - Validated Layer 0 Axioms and Layer 1 Conceptual Framework for FID. - A validated Layer 2 Formalism for FID. - (Future) Documented novel predictions, L3 simulation results, final validated FID framework. key_assumptions: - Information plays a fundamental, potentially primary, role in reality. - A consistent, principle-based description of reality is possible. - Current empirical "knowns" and theoretical "laws" may be incomplete or represent effective descriptions of a deeper reality. Robust, internally consistent predictions from FID that conflict with these are not *a priori* falsifications of FID but may indicate limitations in conventional wisdom. - The chosen layered methodology (PBRF OMF v2.0, augmented by PEAP) is effective. - User/AI collaboration can effectively drive this critical inquiry. key_constraints: - Adherence to principle-first derivation. - Limitations of User/AI reasoning. - Computational resource limits for L3. - The challenge of distinguishing genuine novel predictions from model artifacts or errors, even with PEAP. initial_risk_assessment: - id: R01 description: Substrate/Dynamics Definition - Failure to define L0/L1/L2 that robustly generates stable, diverse emergent structures. likelihood: High impact: Critical response_strategy: PBRF OMF layered validation, fail-fast, learning from Synthesis. - id: R02 description: EQR Grounding - Inability to derive/integrate EQR v1.0. likelihood: Medium-High impact: High response_strategy: Core L2/L3 requirement. - id: R03 description: Formalism Intractability - L2 proves analytically or computationally intractable for validation. likelihood: Medium impact: High response_strategy: Early feasibility checks, modular development, focus on qualitative validation initially. - id: R04 description: Novel Prediction Interpretation - Difficulty in rigorously applying PEAP to distinguish genuine novel predictions (like Î₁) from model flaws, or in convincing the broader scientific community of a "Potential Discovery" against established consensus. likelihood: High impact: High response_strategy: Extreme rigor in IRC, BCA, CEPU steps of PEAP; clear articulation of the critique of conventional benchmarks; proposing specific (even if difficult) verification paths for novel claims. - id: R05 description: Paradigm Inertia - Resistance from conventional scientific viewpoints to consider challenges to established models, even if FID provides compelling alternatives. likelihood: Very High impact: Medium # On acceptance, not internal validity response_strategy: Focus on rigorous internal consistency, clear articulation of explanatory advantages, and proposing decisive (even if challenging) empirical tests. success_criteria_summary: Successful validation of each development layer (L0-L3) per PBRF Success Criteria ([[archive/projects/PBRF 1/0214_PBRF_Success_Criteria]]). Generation of robust, internally consistent novel predictions which, after rigorous application of PEAP, are classified as credible "Potential Discoveries" challenging or extending conventional understanding. Ultimate success is a validated FID framework offering significant explanatory advantages, parsimony, unification, and compelling, potentially verifiable, new insights into reality. plan: # ... (WBS as before, with Task 0.1-0.6 'Completed', Task 0.7 'Completed') ... # ... (rest of plan object as before) ... execution: tasks: # ... (Tasks 0.1_001 to 0.6_001 as before, all 'Completed') ... - task_execution_id: FID_exec_0.7_001 task_id_from_plan: '0.7' status: Completed # User approved inputs_used: - project_state.charter # v1.0 - execution.tasks.FID_exec_0.5_001.output_data # Refined Problem/Goals proposed_approach: Revision of Project Charter to incorporate refined problem/goals. execution_log: Generated FID_Charter_v1.1.md. output_data: type: project_charter_document format: markdown content_reference: FID_Charter_v1.1.md content_inline: # Full text of the revised charter internal_critique_summary: Ensured all aspects of refined problem/goals and contrarian stance integrated. Checked consistency and versioning. quality_check_status: User Reviewed provenance_data: generated_by_process_ref: 03-EXECUTE-Task source_inputs: - type: project_state_data reference: project_state.charter # v1.0 - type: project_state_data reference: execution.tasks.FID_exec_0.5_001.output_data methodology_summary: Revision of Project Charter to v1.1. # ... (monitoring_control, logs, knowledge_artifacts, closure as before) ...