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Selection as Irreversibility: Measurement, Constraint, and the Thermodynamic Cost of Actualization

An operational account of selection as irreversible constraint. The current revision separates logical selection, measurement, information loss, and thermodynamic cost more sharply before external review.

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An operational account of selection as irreversible constraint. The current revision separates logical selection, measurement, information loss, and thermodynamic cost more sharply before external review.

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The public surface contains an orientation briefing. The full manuscript and supporting package remain subject to revision and release control.

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This page does not imply peer review, acceptance, experimental replication, or public availability of every supporting asset. The canonical register distinguishes those states explicitly.

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PUBLIC BRIEFING

The public surface contains an orientation briefing. The full manuscript and supporting package remain subject to revision and release control.

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