# Load Profiles

Operational reading profiles for engaging with this repository in different contexts.

## Profile A — Quick Orientation (≈10 minutes)

Use when first arriving at the repository.

1. `README.md`
2. `SIMPLE_GLOSSARY.md`
3. `SUPER_SIMPLE_FAQ.md`

## Profile B — Semantic Algebra Operational (≈1 hour)

Use to learn the SA method as a working tool.

1. `SA/README.md`
2. `SA/START_HERE_SA.md`
3. `SA/SA_BOOK/00_prologue.md`
4. `SA/SA_BOOK/01_the_lossy_channel.md`
5. `SA/SA_BOOK/05_the_library_of_invariants.md`
6. `SA/SA_BOOK/06_the_strip_operator.md`
7. `SA/SA_BOOK/07_the_recontextualization_operator.md`
8. `SA/SA_FULL/Semantic_Algebra_Foundations_EN.md` (concise reference)

## Profile C — Proportional Algebra Formal (≈2-3 hours)

Use to learn the PA framework formally.

1. `PA/README.md`
2. `PA/START_HERE_PA.md`
3. `PA/PA_BOOK/01_why_the_sciences_cannot_speak.md`
4. `PA/PA_BOOK/02_the_principle_of_structural_isomorphism.md`
5. `PA/PA_BOOK/03_what_is_needed.md`
6. `PA/PA_BOOK/04_the_proportional_space.md`
7. `PA/PA_BOOK/05_the_resonance_metric.md`
8. `PA/PA_BOOK/06_the_coherence_order.md`
9. `PA/PA_BOOK/07_semantic_vectors_and_remir.md`
10. `PA/PA_BOOK/08_collapse_operator.md` through `12_pulsation_temporal_generator.md`
11. `PA/PA_BOOK/18_limits_and_open_questions.md`

## Profile D — Cross-Domain Demonstrations (≈1.5 hours)

Use to see PA applied across fields.

1. `PA/PA_BOOK/13_chemistry.md`
2. `PA/PA_BOOK/14_language.md`
3. `PA/PA_BOOK/15_emotion.md`
4. `PA/PA_BOOK/16_medicine.md`
5. `PA/PA_BOOK/17_artificial_intelligence.md`

## Profile E — Validation Evidence (≈1 hour)

Use to evaluate the falsification and validation track.

1. `SA/SA_BOOK/08_the_seven_text_experiment.md` (positive validation)
2. `SA/SA_BOOK/09_the_discrimination_test.md` (negative validation)
3. `SA/SA_BOOK/10_the_self_correction.md` (self-correction case)
4. `PA/PA_BOOK/11_extended_round_trip.md` (PA integrity test)
5. `PA/PA_BOOK/18_limits_and_open_questions.md` (falsification criteria F1-F6)

## Profile F — Engine Walkthrough (≈45 minutes, requires Python)

Use to run and inspect the PA reference engine.

1. `PA/pa_engine/remir.py`
2. `PA/pa_engine/metric.py`
3. `PA/pa_engine/operators.py`
4. `PA/pa_engine/dynamics.py`
5. `PA/pa_engine/ert_diagnostic.py`
6. `PA/pa_engine/test_cases.py`
7. `PA/pa_engine/simulation_orchestrator.py` — entry point

## Profile G — Full Manuscript Read (≈1 day)

Use for a complete sequential study.

1. SA: read `SA/SA_FULL/Semantic_Algebra_What_Language_Hides_UNIFIED.md` end-to-end.
2. PA: read `PA/PA_FULL/Proportional_Algebra_Foundations_UNIFIED.md` end-to-end.
3. Cross-references: consult `PA/PA_BOOK/appendix_c_sa_pa_equivalences.md` for the formal SA↔PA correspondence.

## Notes

- Profiles can be mixed. A typical research engagement combines Profile B + Profile E or Profile C + Profile D.
- Prefer canonical object versions from `OBJECT_REGISTRY.md`.
- If a chapter and the single-file manuscript diverge, the chapter is the source of truth.