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Works and research pathways

Original research texts and their independent development within Frame-Bound Mechanics.

40 work entries · sources and editionsPanagiotis Salikopoulos

Original work and further development

Each work begins here with its own text: the question, definitions, assumptions and conclusions of the specific edition. “Full original text” opens the unchanged source. Where an analytical study is available on this site, it appears as a separate continuation.

Mathematical development of FBM, individual articulator studies and re-examination of earlier papers share foundations and can exchange documented results. Each connection requires specific objects and assumptions. Including a source does not retrospectively attribute later Re-audit clarifications to its original text.

The index covers located works from the research map and the additional inventory of 31 October 2026. Entries include canonical references, manuscripts and drafts. Related editions and companion files are grouped; they are not counted as additional independent publications. Sources retain their original titles and language.

01Foundations and monographs

Manifest · v1.0 · May 2026

Frame-Bound Mechanics Corpus: Canonical Monograph Layer — Manifest v1.0

The corpus manifest identifies the three canonical monographs, their roles, source editions and citation policy.

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Πλήρες κείμενο σ. 1–8, ιδίως §§1,3–7,11–13.

Canonical reference · v1.0 · 2026

Frame-Bound Mechanics: Structural Theory of Articulated Systems — Canonical Theoretical Monograph v1.0

The theoretical reference layer for frame, admissibility, constraints, dominance, regimes and observation.

Canonical identity follows the Manifest. Earlier working editions are listed separately below.

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Corpus Manifest §3.1, §§5.1–5.2

A separate working edition. Identity with the canonical DOI edition has not been established; its pagination is not transferred to that edition.

Frame-Bound Mechanics: Structural Theory of Articulated Systems — Theoretical Monograph

Earlier manuscript · 25 March 2026

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Canonical reference · v1.0 · 2026

Frame-Bound Mechanics: Formal Mathematical Core of Articulated Systems — Canonical Mathematical Monograph v1.0

The mathematical reference layer for declared objects, admissible sets, interaction functionals, realization and regime organization.

Canonical identity follows the Manifest. Earlier working editions are listed separately below.

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Corpus Manifest §3.2, §§5.1–5.2

A separate working edition. Identity with the canonical DOI edition has not been established; its pagination is not transferred to that edition.

Frame-Bound Mechanics: Structural Theory of Articulated Systems — Final Manuscript for Repository Publication

Earlier manuscript · 22 March 2026 · v1.0

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Canonical reference · v1.0 · 2026

Frame-Bound Mechanics Atlas: Empirical Structure of Articulator Systems — Canonical Atlas Monograph v1.0

The empirical reference layer devoted to articulator traces, contact, friction, dominance and regime classification.

Canonical identity follows the Manifest. Earlier working editions are listed separately below.

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Corpus Manifest §3.3, §5.3

A separate working edition. Identity with the canonical DOI edition has not been established; its pagination is not transferred to that edition.

Frame-Bound Mechanics: A Structural Theory of Articulator Systems — Atlas Ultra Monograph — Final Edition

Earlier manuscript · 25 March 2026

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Historical companion forms from the Atlas research. These are blank sheets or reference cards, not recorded trials. Proposed categories and thresholds remain source content, without being treated as universally verified criteria.

Articulator Phase Atlas Board (Bench Mapping)

A blank board for placing test identifiers within the source's phase and burden categories.

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Articulator Phase Quick Reference Card

A historical quick-reference card of proposed ITL, dominance and burden classifications.

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Articulator Atlas Log Sheet (Bench Series Recording)

A blank series log for configurations, predicted and observed phases, traces, contact and drag.

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Articulator Bench Audit Sheet (FBMS Atlas Protocol)

A blank test sheet separating configuration, prior phase prediction and subsequent observation.

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FRAME-BOUND SYSTEMS – ATLAS RECORDING SHEET

A blank observation log with fields for configuration, trace, dominance, regime and source-specific indices.

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02Articulators and primitive closure

An introduction to articulator research questions →

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Articulators: Mechanical Behaviour and Geometrical Understanding

An extended early work on articulator mechanics, geometrical interpretation and the reactor framework. Its original terminology is retained.

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Εσωτερικός τίτλος, Existence and Scope Declaration, Part I κεφ. 1, Part II The Reactor.

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Frame-Bound Mechanical Analysis of Articulator Systems: Constraint-Defined Equilibrium, Projection, and Topological Regime Structure

Develops a structural account of articulator constraints, equilibrium, projection, proposed topological classes and Atlas coding.

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Abstract, §§1–4, Declarations / Data Availability, τυπωμένες σ. 7–8.

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Constraint Compatibility, Mechanical Bonwill Closure, and Anterior-Induced Regime Transitions in Mechanical Articulator Systems

Develops a constraint-based interpretation of anterior input, posterior compatibility, Mechanical Bonwill closure and occlusal regimes. Defines CROR as Constraint-Regulated Occlusal Regime, and includes proposed mechanical verification conditions and qualitative bench-consistency accounts.

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§§3–7, pp. 2–9: constraints and proposed minimal closure; §§8–13, pp. 10–15: anterior interaction, posterior separation, regime taxonomy and CROR; §15–15.1, pp. 17–20: minimal formal layer and operational effective descriptors; §16, pp. 20–28: proposed mechanical verification protocol; §17, pp. 28–30: qualitative consistency accounts, explicitly not independent/statistical validation; §18, p. 30; §19, pp. 30–31: scope and discussion

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Constraint Compatibility and Anterior-Induced Regime Transitions in Mechanical Articulator Systems

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Constraint Compatibility, Mechanical Bonwill Closure, and Anterior-Induced Regime Transitions in Mechanical Articulator Systems

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Constraint Compatibility, Mechanical Bonwill Closure, and Anterior-Induced Regime Transitions in Mechanical Articulator Systems

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Constraint Compatibility, Mechanical Bonwill Closure, and Anterior-Induced Regime Transitions in Mechanical Articulator Systems

Constraint Compatibility, Mechanical Bonwill Closure, and Anterior-Induced Regime Transitions in Mechanical Articulator Systems

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Constraint Compatibility, Mechanical Bonwill Closure, and Anterior-Induced Regime Transitions in Mechanical Articulator Systems

Constraint Compatibility, Mechanical Bonwill Closure, and Anterior-Induced Regime Transitions in Mechanical Articulator Systems

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Constraint Compatibility, Mechanical Bonwill Closure, and Regime Formation in Frame-Bound Articulator Systems

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Constraint Compatibility, Mechanical Bonwill Closure, and Regime Formation in Frame-Bound Articulator Systems

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Constraint Compatibility, Mechanical Bonwill Closure, and Regime Formation in Frame-Bound Articulator Systems

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Laboratory draft · v0_6 in filename

Mechanical Interpretation of Articulator Traces: A Laboratory Study of Trace Similarity, Contact Continuity, and Mechanical Stability

The selected laboratory draft compares trace similarity, contact continuity and mechanical stability in unmounted Hanau H2-type, Dentatus ARD-type and Artex CN-type arrangements.

This edition contains pending equipment details and categorical observations; it is not a record of continuous force or trajectory measurements.

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Title page and Abstract; §2.1 Study design; §§2.2–2.3 primitive closure and unmounted condition; §2.5 Equipment information; §2.7 Repetition protocol; §2.12 Statistical and categorical analysis; §3 Results; §4 Discussion and limitations; Tables 1–4; Declarations/Data availability; Supplementary Material List (printed p.22).

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Supplementary Material — Mechanical Interpretation of Articulator Traces

Companion tables S1–S5 · 3 pages

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Functional Neutral-Guide Behavior in Anatomical Incisal Tables of Fixed-Condyle Articulators: A Geometric Analysis Using a Reference Instrument

A geometric and laboratory study of anterior-guide contact position in a fixed-condyle reference instrument, using wax rims and a magnetic plate.

The wax-rim arrangement remains a distinct study and is not conflated with the unmounted trace-study protocol.

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Abstract Objective/Materials and Methods; §2.1 Reference Instrument and Configuration; §2.2 Mounting Protocol; §2.3 Functional Articulation; §3 Results, especially §§3.2–3.4 and §3.6; §4 Discussion; §5 Conclusion.

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Mechanical Behaviour under Partial Adjustability in Articulator Systems

A conceptual and qualitative study of partial adjustability, parameter perturbations and limits of mechanical interpretation.

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Independent study and worked example →

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Scope & Positioning; §1 Baseline Reference explicitly names Functional Neutral-Guide Behavior; §§2–3 introduction and observed shifts; §§4–5 perturbation and constraint-indexed description; §6 Limits of Interpretability; §7 Non-Extension Statement; Closure.

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Fully Adjustable Articulator Systems: Saturation, Interpretive Collapse, and Boundary

An early conceptual argument concerning full adjustability, saturation and interpretive limits, followed by a philosophical epilogue.

Its broad saturation claims belong to the original argument. Their later mathematical re-examination remains a separate task.

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Scope & Positioning; §§1–3 baseline/full adjustability/saturation; §4 Reactor Saturation and Loss of Interpretive Priority, numbered subparts 1–7; Closure: Where the Mechanical Path Ends; Residency at the Boundary: On the Ethics of Mechanical Limit.

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Mechanical Conditions for Articulator Interpretability

Develops the early reactor framework through mechanical interpretability, constraint visibility, functional neutrality and positional provocation.

Definitions and exclusive claims in the early framework are read within their original scope.

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§§1.1–1.6; §§2.2–2.7; §§3.2–3.6; §§4.2–4.8; §§5.2–5.10

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Hanau H as a Frame-Bound Mechanical System

A short symbolic declaration of Hanau H through guide constraints, admissibility, a weighted interaction functional, equilibrium and observation.

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Independent analysis of the structural declaration →

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§§1–3, printed p.1; §§4–9, printed p.2; §§10–12, printed p.3.

Research note · April 2026

Artex CN as a Frame-Bound Constraint System

A symbolic reconstruction of the Artex CN through its posterior constraint, position-dependent anterior constraint, coupling, admissible set and equilibrium selection. It distinguishes the nominal anterior realization from flat or reversed alternatives within the same frame.

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Independent study of the anterior constraint →

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§§1–3.2, p.1; §§3.3–11, p.2

Research note · April 2026

Dentatus ARD as Frame-Bound Mechanical System

A symbolic account of Dentatus constraints, admissibility and equilibrium, proposing parameter-dependent dominance reordering as the basis for threshold behavior and regime transitions.

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§§1–3 p.1; §§4–11 p.2; §§12–13 p.3

Research note · April 2026

SAM 3 as Frame-Bound Mechanical System

A compact theoretical note on extended constraint freedom, coexistence of admissible states and limits of unique structural attribution. The original title identifies SAM 3; the argument remains a symbolic proposed framework.

The note’s fully adjustable classification is not adopted here as a verified device specification.

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§§1–7 p.1; §§8–10 p.2

Early draft · v1_0 in filename

CN Functional Decoding: A Multi-Zone Articulator Model for Neutralized Guidance and Envelope-Based Occlusion

An early manuscript organized around three working zones of the CN incisal table and a proposed functional workflow. It is retained as a historical source, separate from the later frame-bound structural note.

Contains numerical and clinical claims not verified here, and an incomplete reference list. Archival inclusion preserves the original; it does not adopt these claims as established results of current FBM.

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Abstract; Materials and Methods: Artex CN Functional Zones; Results; References

Internal research draft · 13 April 2026

Biological vs Mechanical Bonwill Triangle — A Structural Distinction in Frame-Bound Articulator Systems

Distinguishes the anatomical Bonwill descriptor from the proposed Mechanical Bonwill Triangle as primitive closure. Develops primitive versus constructed constraints, closure readability, and a closure-preservation formulation of CROR.

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§§3–4, printed p. 2: biological descriptor versus proposed mechanical closure; §4.1, printed p. 3: constraint decomposition and closure-generation proof sketch; §§5–6, printed pp. 3–4: constructed structure and closure readability; §9, printed p. 5: CROR and closure preservation

Draft · April 2026 · 17 pages

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A working development on invariant primitive closure, constructed geometry, regime boundaries and CROR, with a proposed mechanical examination protocol and a minimal formal synthesis.

The source’s provisional title is retained. CROR here expands to Controlled Regime Occlusal Realization; the Constraint Compatibility work uses a different expansion.

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§1.1 pp.1–3: invariant closure versus constructed geometry; §1.2 pp.3–6: regime boundaries and state-dependent geometry; §1.3 pp.6–9: CROR as stable regime construction; §1.4 pp.9–12: proposed mechanical verification protocol; §1.5 and axiomatic summary pp.12–17

03Theoretical formulations and extensions

Research manuscript · selected source edition · 2026

Constraint Theory of Frame-Bound Mechanical Systems — A Structural Axiomatization

Presents the earlier axiomatic formulation of frame-dependent mechanical interpretation and records articulator analysis as its first domain of formal application.

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Axiomatic Core; Constraint Taxonomy; Reference Reindexing; First Domain of Application / Historical Origin of Formalization / Domain as Application, Not Foundation

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Generalized Frame-Bound Systems Theory (GBST) — A Structural Axiomatization of Constraint-Defined Systems

Develops a domain-independent axiomatic language for constraint-defined systems, using frame, admissibility, dominance, evaluation, observation and regime organization.

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§2 p. 2; §3 pp. 2–3; §§4–5 pp. 3–4; §7 p. 5

Research manuscript · selected source edition · 2026

Constraint Topology and Regime Formation in Frame-Bound Mechanical Systems — A Structural Axiomatization

Relates constraint topology to regime formation, carry-over and structural re-examination within its stated axiomatic framework.

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Title page and Abstract; §§1–7, especially §2 Unified Boundary Axiom, §4 Carry-Over Theorem, §5 Constraint–Authority Revalidation Principle, §7 Global Structural Consequences and Falsifiability. Public positioning is in T07 front matter pp. 2–4.

Research manuscript · selected source edition · 2026

Technical Supplement: Regime Extensions and Structural Validation Layers

Develops regime extensions and structural checking layers, including sub-frame birth, certificate tiers and digital degeneracy.

Certificate refers to the source’s theoretical checking system. Its reference to Core v1.0.1 is not a version number for this supplement.

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Title page and Abstract; Appendix A Sub-Frame Birth & Regime Disjunction; Appendix B Certificate Tiers & Progressive Regime Erosion; Appendix C Digital Degeneracy & Solver-Mediated Regime Mapping; Appendix D Domain Application Layer; Structural Architecture Map.

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Constraint Topology, Regime Formation, and Structural Validation Operators in Frame-Bound Mechanical Systems — A Public Technical Supplement to the Frame-Bound Mechanics Corpus

A consolidated technical supplement bringing together constraint topology and regime extensions, with explicit references to the canonical corpus.

The SSRN label is a source statement, not confirmation of an active record or peer review.

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Front Matter p. 1 title/status; p. 2 SSRN Abstract and Contents; p. 3 Historical and Corpus Positioning Note / Scope and Boundary Note; p. 4 Public Canonical Roots / DOI Anchors; Part I and Part II.

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Comparative Structural Classes of Frame-Bound Systems

Proposes three comparative classes—reciprocal plateau, geometric channel and saturated multi-constraint systems—using admissibility, dominance and observation as comparison axes.

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System Form and Classes I–III p. 1; Projection and Identifiability / Failure Modes p. 2

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Closure Deviation and Structural Validation in Constraint-Defined Systems

Proposes a formal distinction between declared and effective constraint sets, a closure-deviation operator, and an in-closure / boundary / deviation classification for structural interpretation.

The one-sided set-difference definition needs specific re-examination before supporting a conclusion of full constraint-set equality.

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§§2–3 p.1: system, admissible set, observation and deviation operator; §§4–5 p.2: proposed consistency conditions and classification; §§6–8 p.3: interpretation, scope and conclusion

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Closure Deviation and Structural Validation in Constraint-Defined Systems

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04Mathematical development

Independent pathway: foundations, Re-audit and mathematical cases →

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Minimal Structural Proofs of Projection Non-Identifiability

Minimal mathematical constructions separating structure, realization and observation. Model II is developed independently in the mathematics section.

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Appendix A.1–A.5; Model II §A.2, PDF 1–2

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On the Non-Identifiability of Constraint-Defined Systems from Geometric Observations

Formulates identifiability through fibres of the observation map. Its argument assumes distinct states with the same observed image.

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§3 PDF 1–2; §§4–6 PDF 2; 15 April 2026

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FBM-EXT-01A — Πλήρης δομική δήλωση και προέλευση της πρόσθετης πληροφορίας

Fully declares the positive-weight family of Model II, separating positional information from an independently available, normalized reaction that identifies the common scale.

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Family and target pp.1–2; equilibrium p.3; scaling pp.3–4; multiplier inverse pp.4–6; normalization and availability pp.6–8; ideal mechanical interpretation pp.9–18.

Research source · 13 pages

FBM-EXT-01B — Δηλωμένη διαταραχή, ανάκτηση κοινής κλίμακας και παράθυρο διατήρησης της admissibility class

Studies identification from an initial configuration and response to a known perturbation, and when a common test can remain within the interior admissibility class.

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Declared family pp.1–2; perturbation choice pp.2–3; response and preservation pp.3–4; EXT-01B-1 pp.4–5; calibration pp.6–7; EXT-01B-2 pp.7–8; error/preservation window EXT-01B-3 pp.9–10; boundary saturation/history pp.10–11; scope pp.12–13.

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FBM-EXT-01C — Ανεξάρτητη δομική πληροφορία και μοναδικός προσδιορισμός των βαρών

Establishes a rank criterion for identifying weights from interior constrained equilibria with known constraints, interaction functions and loads, and compares different constraint organizations.

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Information definition p.1; family/hypotheses pp.2–3; projected stationarity pp.3–4; EXT-01C-1 pp.4–6; relation to A/B pp.6–8; scaling pp.8–9; common-displacement example pp.9–11; preservation/error limits pp.11–13.

Research source · 14 pages

FBM-EXT-01D — Δεσμευμένοι περιορισμοί, αντιδράσεις και γεωμετρία των συμβατών βαρών

Extends the study to boundary-supported equilibria. Admissible directions yield equations and one-sided inequalities that determine the compatible weight set.

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Interior/boundary distinction pp.1–3; Model II boundary and reaction pp.3–5; declared general family pp.5–6; EXT-01D-1 p.7; finite system and EXT-01D-2 pp.7–9; two-boundary singleton example pp.9–12; finite uncertainty pp.12–13; scope p.14.

Research source · 17 pages

FBM-EXT-01E — Επιμέρους μηχανικός προσδιορισμός, δομικά αδιάκριτες κατευθύνσεις και όρια επέκτασης των εξετάσεων

Distinguishes identification of a declared mechanical quantity from recovery of every weight, and examines ambiguities that persist across an entire load family.

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Target Q and EXT-01E-1 pp.1–4; compact convex family pp.4–5; all-load equivalence EXT-01E-2 pp.5–6; common-displacement example pp.7–9; nonlinear example and EXT-01E-3 pp.10–13; changed admissibility pp.13–15; scope pp.15–17.

05Wider mechanical and digital fields

Research manuscript · selected source edition

Structural Limits of Geometric Reconstruction in CAD/CAM Systems

Examines whether a generated geometry identifies its producing design system, distinguishing geometrically compatible reconstruction from recovery of the original generative organization.

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§2 p. 2; §§4–5 pp. 3–5; §6 pp. 5–6

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A Mechanical Delimitation of Digital Prosthodontic Environments

Sets out the early reactor framework's proposed limits for interpreting digital prosthodontic geometry, focusing on constraint visibility, neutrality and external mechanical verification.

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Αρχική δήλωση σκοπού και §§1–5.

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A Mechanical Delimitation of Digital Prosthodontic Environments

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Regime Identification in Contact Robotic Systems: Structural Limits of Observation-Based Inference

Examines contact regimes as active-constraint organizations and distinguishes matching an observed output from identifying the contact regime that generated it.

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§§2–3 pp. 2–3; §5 pp. 4–5; §7 p. 6

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Solver Dependence in Contact Multibody Systems: Structural Limits of Numerical Neutrality

Distinguishes declared contact constraints from the effective organization produced by numerical resolution, and proposes a framework for discussing solver dependence beyond output agreement.

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§§2–4 pp. 2–4; §§5–7 pp. 4–7

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Regime Structure and Constraint Revalidation in Suspension Systems

Studies suspension support paths, engagement of travel limits and coupling elements, and the distinction between response compatibility and support-regime identity.

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§§2–3 pp. 2–3; §5 pp. 4–5; §8 p. 7

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Boundary Activation and Constraint Revalidation in Landing Gear Systems

Examines landing-gear support organization during contact, compression, rebound and limit engagement, with a distinction between event traces and structural regime classification.

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§§2–3 pp. 2–4; §§5–7 pp. 4–7; §8 pp. 7–8

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Regime Transition, Carry-Over Failure, and Sub-Frame Birth in Hybrid Constraint Systems

Proposes a classification of hybrid transitions through admissible regime relations, distinguishing variation, boundary-sensitive erosion, overlap and disjoint reorganization.

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§3 p. 3; §§4–7 pp. 3–7; §10 pp. 9–10

Re-audit and continuing research

The Re-audit provides a link of examination and clarification between the foundations and new development. Each new study identifies the original passage it examines, the review distinction it uses and the result it adds. The original paper remains available as an independent source.

Further developments of CN, Dentatus, SAM and the other works will be added to their respective entries as specific analyses become available. Their autonomy allows the field to deepen at different levels through documented connections.