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Status and Versioning

This page defines the document-status language used across the LMR site.

LMR is an ordered framework. A document’s status determines how it should be read, cited, and weighted.

Authority Rule​

Document status matters.

A published foundational paper has more authority than a manuscript, supplement, working note, position note, or concept page.

When two materials appear to differ, the higher-authority source governs.

Status Levels​

  • Published Paper
  • Formal Manuscript
  • Geometric Foundation
  • Supplement
  • Companion Volume
  • Working Note
  • Position Note
  • Concept Page
  • Diagram Page
  • Reference Page

Geometric Foundation​

A Geometric Foundation provides geometric support for the LMR codex grammar.

It may orient the structural basis of the grammar, but it does not replace the Arc 1 reading order.

Examples: • Paper 0 — Geometric Foundations of the LMR Grammar

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Published Paper​

A Published Paper is an official release.

It may be cited as formal LMR material.

Published papers govern all lower-status interpretive materials when they define the relevant concept.

Examples: • Paper I — Codex and Foundational Grammar • Paper II — Lattice, Perturbation, and Persistence • Paper III — Emergence and Structure

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Formal Manuscript​

A Formal Manuscript is a developed paper that belongs to the intended paper sequence but has not yet been finalized or published.

It may express authoritative current structure within the development arc, but its wording may still change before release.

Examples: • Paper IV — Electromagnetic Routing and Projection • Paper V — Persistence, Inflow, and Gravitational Routing

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Supplement​

A Supplement clarifies, supports, or expands a formal paper.

Supplements may aid interpretation, but they do not govern the foundational papers.

Examples: • S1 — Routing Modes • S2 — Hourglass Walkthrough

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Companion Volume​

A Companion Volume provides interpretive architecture around the paper sequence.

Companion Volumes may explain overlays, correlation layers, tier discipline, or reading strategy.

They do not modify Arc 1.

Examples: • Companion Volume I — Overlay Architecture • Companion Volume II — ℓm-Reduced SI Correlation

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Working Note​

A Working Note contains exploratory material, future-paper seeds, frontier development, or technical notes.

Working Notes do not govern the codex.

They may become formal papers later, but they are not treated as formal authority until incorporated into the paper sequence.

Examples: • Tier 3 Crawl Note • Tier 3 Dissemination

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Position Note​

A Position Note provides conceptual framing or external-facing interpretation.

It may clarify how LMR relates to standard physics, quantum formalism, dimensional analysis, or theoretical assumptions.

Position Notes do not define codex rules.

Examples: • Position Paper 0 — What LMR Is • Position Paper 1 — The Three-Tier Discipline • Position Paper 2 — Mass Is Inverse Length

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Concept Page​

A Concept Page is a navigation and explanation page.

It summarizes a term, gives related materials, and warns against misuse.

Concept Pages do not replace the papers.

If a concept page and a paper differ, the paper governs.

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Diagram Page​

A Diagram Page explains how to read a visual grammar.

It does not introduce new structural authority unless the diagram is explicitly established in a formal paper.

Diagram Pages are orientation aids.

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Reference Page​

A Reference Page organizes rules, notation, citation, or terminology.

Reference Pages are useful for navigation and consistency, but they do not override published or formal paper definitions.

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Versioning Rule​

Each formal document should eventually list:

Title Status Version Date Author Canonical file name Citation link or DOI when available

For unpublished material, cite the version and date.

For published material, cite the DOI or official release page.

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Supersession Rule​

A later published version supersedes earlier drafts unless the document explicitly states otherwise.

A manuscript does not automatically supersede a published paper unless the manuscript is itself later published or formally declared as a revision.

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Site Content Rule​

Site pages are not the theory.

They are the map.

The formal papers remain the source of authority.

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Reader Warning​

Do not cite a concept page as though it were a formal paper.

Do not cite a working note as though it were codex authority.

Do not treat a companion volume as modifying Arc 1.

Do not treat a diagram page as introducing dynamics.

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• Codex Rules • Citation • Notation • Terminology • Arc 1 — Foundational Papers