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Part B - Compare, observe and act

§ID & TitleStatusKeywords & Search QueriesDependencies
1PHY.1 - Construct Physical Similarity Across Changed ConditionsUsable, evolvingscaling; similarity; dimensionless groups; prototype; changed regime. When does a physical result transfer to a different size, material or condition?PHY.5 for consequential omitted effects; mathematical methods for the resulting comparison.
2PHY.2 - Construct a Physical Analogue from InteractionsUsable, evolvingphysical analogue; mechanism; interaction; preparation; readout. How can another physical arrangement supply a wanted consequence?PHY.5/.6 for physical description and evolution; PHY.9/.10 for observation and comparison; C.29.3 for computing realization.
3PHY.9 - Construct a Measuring Interaction for a Physical DistinctionUsable, evolvingmeasuring interaction; transduction; reference; calibration; disturbance; ambiguity. How can the needed property be made to affect an observable indication?C.16.MR for the measurement relation; C.16.IR for inference from indications; PHY.10 for competing physical accounts.
4PHY.10 - Construct a Physical Test That Separates Rival AccountsUsable, evolvingrival accounts; physical contrast; preparation; apparatus; parameter freedom; noise. Which feasible comparison separates the consequences that matter?PHY.9 for a needed readout; PHY.6 for evolution; B.5.TC for theoretical comparison.
5PHY.3 - Derive a Physical Limit from Permitted TransformationsUsable, evolvingphysical limit; impossibility; reversible reference; complete exchanges; changed premise. What can a proposed transformation achieve under the physical laws and resources supplied?C.29.BB for balances; MATH.11/.20 for invariants or bounds; PHY.2 for another physical construction.