Falsifiability and Review
Epistemic Demarcation, Strengthening Criteria & Adversarial Review Standards
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Research Root · Epistemic Boundaries & Falsifiability · Scientific Review Protocol
This page defines how the public scientific corpus should be reviewed and evaluated.
Epistemic Boundary
Review readiness does not imply review completion. Falsifiability criteria do not imply that a claim has already passed external scientific review.
1. Review Classes
| Class | Question |
|---|---|
| Definition review | Are the terms precise? |
| Source review | Are inherited constructs mapped correctly? |
| Formalization review | Can the statements be typed or formalized? |
| Physics review | Do physics-facing claims match known evidence? |
| Implementation review | Can applied claims be reproduced? |
| Boundary review | Are claims scoped correctly? |
2. What Strengthens the Corpus
- Independent source correction,
- Theorem formalization in proof assistants (Lean 4),
- Reproducible numerical simulations,
- Adversarial critique and refutation of auxiliary hypotheses,
- Clearer mathematical definitions,
- Failed overclaims removed,
- Validated implementation tests.
3. What Weakens the Corpus
- Undefined symbols,
- Unsupported physical claims or ungrounded parameter assertions,
- Citation without relevance,
- Conflation of provenance with empirical validation,
- Equations used metaphorically without formal boundary,
- Applications claimed before testing.
4. Scientific Review Dossier
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Scientific Review Dossier
This theory is indexed in the Scientific Review Dossier, where claims are mapped to evidence classes, source anchors, theorem targets, and review-readiness status.
Open the Scientific Review Dossier →5. Falsifiability Matrix
6. Scientific Boundary Style Guide
7. Canonical Continuations
| Direction | Node | Route | Focus / Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Review Portal | SFR Review Portal | /03-research/sfr-review-portal/ | Five-gate critique protocol and formal referee inquiry gateway |
| Formal Proofs | Formal Mathematics Spine | /04-mathematics/ | 9-tier status map and 28 Lean 4 machine-verified proofs |
| Physics Canon | PHYSICA | /02-foundations/physica | Four-layer epistemic separation and continuous limit recovery |
| Falsifiability Index | Mathematical Falsifiability Index | /04-mathematics/falsifiability-index | Observable bounds, singular Fisher ranks, and permutation null tests |