{"id":"self-forming-signal-routes","title":"Physical routes that form through use","regions":["physical-systems","computation"],"question":"Can a physical substrate form its own signal routes and frequency selectivity?","formulation":"A proposed substrate couples charge storage, discharge, and conductance change so that routes and frequency-sensitive responses can form across cells and clusters.","representations":[{"name":"A circuit with predefined connections","affords":"Supports direct control and characterization.","loses":"Requires an explicit wiring design.","epistemic_kind":"reconstruction"},{"name":"A substrate with use-dependent routes","affords":"Explores formation of useful connectivity.","loses":"Needs material, energy, timing, and short-circuit constraints before claimed behavior is credible.","epistemic_kind":"reconstruction"}],"tension":"The behavior of a cluster cannot be inferred from one idealized component alone.","challenge":"Which measured state change would distinguish useful route formation from damage or drift?","development":"independent_branch","epistemic_kind":"reconstruction","evidence":["basis-self-forming-signal-routes"],"next_move":{"text":"Simulate a small network with bounded component models, then test route stability under changed signal frequency and load.","epistemic_kind":"model_proposed"},"open_questions":["Can a physical substrate form its own signal routes and frequency selectivity?","Which measured state change would distinguish useful route formation from damage or drift?"],"formal_status":"open_problem","version":1,"content_hash":"16ab3a52acca2fec47f413d51eefc8803015886e1ada70c31971ad6b7d0ce97e"}