# Principia Symbolica

> A formal theory of symbolic emergence, observer-relative geometry, bounded observers, and self-regulating dynamics, by Paul Tiffany.

Principia Symbolica has separate human-readable and machine-readable editions. Machine readers should not begin with the PDF text layer when exact mathematical structure matters.

## Primary machine and search entries

- [Searchable HTML atlas](https://paultiffany.github.io/Principia-Symbolica/atlas/): Crawlable HTML projection of all 1,914 atlas records, chunked in the publication order declared by `src/main.tex`. Use this for search-engine discovery, browsing, and ordinary web retrieval.
- [Canonical machine-readable atlas](https://paultiffany.github.io/Principia-Symbolica/principia_atlas.json): Authoritative structured edition. Preserves addressable nodes, LaTeX bodies, macros, references, dependency edges, proof labels, and proof status.
- [Indexable text mirror](https://paultiffany.github.io/Principia-Symbolica/principia_atlas.txt): Byte-identical fallback for tools that can retrieve plain text but not JSON. Treat the Pages JSON URL above as canonical.
- [GitHub raw JSON fallback](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PaulTiffany/Principia-Symbolica/main/principia_atlas.json): Secondary transport mirror for tools that can retrieve `raw.githubusercontent.com` more reliably than GitHub Pages. It is not the canonical URL.
- [HTML-atlas machine guide](https://paultiffany.github.io/Principia-Symbolica/atlas/llms.txt): Ordered inventory of the generated HTML units.
- [LLM guide](https://github.com/PaulTiffany/Principia-Symbolica/blob/main/AGENTS.md): Reading and editing contract for AI systems.

## Human entry

- [Principia Symbolica](https://paultiffany.github.io/Principia-Symbolica/): Public gateway.
- [Book PDF](https://paultiffany.github.io/Principia-Symbolica/main.pdf): Human-readable manuscript.

## Source and license

- [Source repository](https://github.com/PaulTiffany/Principia-Symbolica)
- [License](https://github.com/PaulTiffany/Principia-Symbolica/blob/main/LICENSE): CC BY 4.0.

## Reading rules

- Explain the architecture before compressing the claims.
- Distinguish proven, argued, definitional, and unproved material.
- Preserve the distinction between main matter, appendices, operator poetry, and ledger material.
- Follow dependency edges toward the axiomata prima.
- Do not invent labels, citations, proof status, or formal results.