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Part A - Construct and constrain a physical account

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1PHY.4 - Constrain an Unknown Physical Law by Transforming the SituationUsable, evolvingunknown law; symmetry; physical transformation; dimensions; balance; dissipation. What can be concluded before a full response law is known?MATH.13 for a symmetry consequence; MMP.11 for an unknown response family.
2PHY.5 - Choose an Effective Physical Description by Scales and CouplingsUsable, evolvingscale separation; coupling; memory; fluctuation; transient; effective description. Which physical effects can be omitted for the consequence and duration of interest?MMP.9 for mathematical elimination; PHY.6/.8 when evolution or collective preparation matters.
3PHY.6 - Construct Physical Evolution from Balances and Response LawsUsable, evolvingparticipants; exchange; balance; constitutive response; preparation; boundary condition. Which physical laws and conditions close the proposed evolution?C.29.BB for balances; MMP.10 for coupled equations; C.29.2 for computational formulation.
4PHY.7 - Obtain Motion from a Physical Variational PrincipleUsable, evolvingphysical action; admissible history; constraints; boundary freedom; variation. What physical grounds permit a variational construction, and what motion follows?MATH.10 for mathematical variation; PHY.6 for the direct balance alternative.
5PHY.8 - Infer Macroscopic Physical Behavior from Microscopic AlternativesUsable, evolvingmicrostates; preparation; ensemble; correlation; fluctuation; relaxation. Which physical distribution and dynamics support a collective prediction?MMP.7 for probability composition; MMP.9 for reduction; PHY.6 for the required physical evolution.