Schematic
The architecture drawn as a circuit. Every labelled part links to its definition. The drawing shows how the parts relate. It does not show that any real system is wired this way: that is what the ledger tracks.
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The parts, as a list
- Convergence Several inputs integrated at one node.
- Committed node The rate-limiting, effectively irreversible step.
- Loop, saturation and barrier Three conditions for a real either-or.
- Barrier against noise Below it, the two states wash out.
- Membrane, aperture, steepness How the surroundings set the node's geometry.
- Determinants Species, dose, membrane environment, and two modifiers.
- Adaptive and collapse branches What the node does under load.
- Dual expression of collapse One failure at a junction, two lesions.
- Clearance The competing exit against which throughput is read.
- Two-channel instrument Structure read first, events second.
Three node types
| Node type | Fails by | Instead, if the loop fails |
|---|---|---|
| Sensor node | Fold: relaxation slows, the node pivots to a new state. | Queue (see queue), when loop closure or steepness fails. |
| Mechanical node | Hinge: it holds to a limit, then fractures. Relaxation stays flat. | Needs no loop at all. |
| Dual node | Either, tuned by the aperture of its membrane. | The calibration case. |
After the erratum, typing rests on the structural channel, not on the shape of the precursor events.