Volume I — The Shock Theorem: Verticity as Axis-of-Last-Resort under Alien-Other / Catastrophic Uncertainty

Volume I — The Shock Theorem (v0.6.2), an instrument/specification volume that formalizes Verticity as an axis-of-last-resort under shock. Scope and claim boundary: This work is structural and protocol-first. It provides explicit definitions, assumptions, lemmas, falsifiers, and archival-safe governance (gates, route-blockers, fork discipline, and artifact requirements) for evaluating shock-driven verticity amplification. It does not claim direct access to underlying mechanisms, and it does not assert new empirical findings unless accompanied by published, hashed, executable artifacts. What’s included: The main PDF (specification / dossier volume) Source files and reproducibility scaffolding Change log entries aligning the document and archive versioning (v0.6.2) Licensing and metadata suitable for long-term, audit-friendly preservation Intended use: Researchers can use this as a disciplined protocol spine for designing, running, and auditing shock/verticity measurements, including refusal conditions when admissibility gates fail.