TAIB-SAP: A Structural Audit Protocol for Fundamental Physical Theories
Abstract
This work presents TAIB-SAP (TAIB-based Structural Audit Protocol), aformal structural audit protocol designed to assess the internal coherence and fundamen-tal status of contemporary physical theories. TAIB-SAP is not a physical theory andintroduces no new dynamical mechanisms; its purpose is to establish minimal structuralcriteria that any theory claiming fundamentality must satisfy.The protocol defines explicit and non-negotiable requirements, including: completeontological closure, formal specification of historical dependence through a well-definedkernel, the existence of a shutdown operator allowing exact reduction to establishedclassical limits, structural non-degeneracy with pre-existing theories, and systematicexclusion of purely semantic parameters lacking associated dynamics. Failure to satisfyany of these criteria implies that the theory under evaluation cannot be regarded asfundamental in a strict sense.TAIB-SAP does not assess empirical fit nor does it seek to invalidate existing the-oretical frameworks. Its role is to clarify, prior to observational testing, whether aproposal introduces necessary physical structure or functions as an effective or interpre-tative model. In this sense, TAIB-SAP is proposed as a methodological standard forthe structural evaluation of modern physical theories.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Relativity and Gravitational Theory
Philosophy
Science
and History
Philosophy and History of Science
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 11 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Preprint