{
  "ai.module": "thermodynamics.rtt1",
  "ai.version": "1.0",
  "ai.purpose": "RTT/1 engine layer for Thermodynamics: operator grammar for temperature, entropy, free energy, equilibrium, and coherence under constraint.",
  "ai.keywords": [
    "thermodynamics",
    "temperature",
    "entropy",
    "free energy",
    "equilibrium",
    "heat flow",
    "substrate force",
    "rtt1"
  ],

  "engine": {
    "layer": "RTT/1",
    "description": "Defines the operator grammar and dimensional behavior of temperature, entropy, free energy, and equilibrium within the RTT substrate."
  },

  "operators": {
    "core": {
      "temperature_operator": {
        "type": "substrate_force",
        "description": "Drives motion, structure, and regime behavior; defines energy distribution.",
        "signals": ["thermal_gradient", "energy_density"]
      },
      "entropy_operator": {
        "type": "boundary_operator",
        "description": "Defines coherence limits and regime transitions; measures accessible configurations.",
        "signals": ["state_space_volume", "coherence_boundary"]
      },
      "free_energy_operator": {
        "type": "coherence_driver",
        "description": "Determines whether systems move toward structure or dispersion.",
        "signals": ["available_work", "coherence_potential"]
      },
      "equilibrium_operator": {
        "type": "distinction_operator",
        "description": "Defines stable configurations where flows and gradients vanish.",
        "signals": ["steady_state", "gradient_collapse"]
      },
      "heat_flow_operator": {
        "type": "gradient_operator",
        "description": "Describes energy flow driven by temperature differences.",
        "signals": ["flux", "conductivity"]
      }
    },

    "supporting": {
      "partition_function": {
        "type": "state_space_operator",
        "description": "Encodes the weighted structure of all accessible states."
      },
      "state_space_volume": {
        "type": "configuration_operator",
        "description": "Measures the number of accessible microstates."
      },
      "gradient_operator": {
        "type": "flow_operator",
        "description": "Defines directional change in temperature, pressure, or potential."
      },
      "dissipation_operator": {
        "type": "loss_operator",
        "description": "Represents irreversible processes that increase entropy."
      }
    }
  },

  "dimensional_mapping": {
    "R1": "Thermodynamics collapses; temperature undefined; coherence dominated by quantum behavior.",
    "R2": "Local equilibrium; stable gradients; predictable free energy flow.",
    "R3": "Large-scale structure; dissipation; stable thermodynamic cycles.",
    "R4": "Cosmological thermodynamics; horizon behavior; expansion-driven gradients."
  },

  "coherence": {
    "markers": [
      "energy conservation",
      "monotonic entropy behavior",
      "free energy minimization",
      "predictable equilibrium structure"
    ],
    "instability_signals": [
      "runaway dissipation",
      "entropy collapse",
      "non-equilibrium instability",
      "gradient amplification"
    ]
  },

  "examples": {
    "minimal": [
      {
        "name": "Heat Flow Across a Gradient",
        "demonstrates": ["temperature_operator", "heat_flow_operator"]
      },
      {
        "name": "Entropy Increase in Expansion",
        "demonstrates": ["entropy_operator", "dissipation_operator"]
      },
      {
        "name": "Free Energy Minimization",
        "demonstrates": ["free_energy_operator"]
      }
    ]
  },

  "integration": {
    "cross_module": [
      "statistical_mechanics.rtt1",
      "information_theory.rtt1",
      "quantum_mechanics.rtt1",
      "cosmology.rtt1"
    ],
    "notes": "RTT/1 treats Thermodynamics as a substrate grammar; deeper resonance and multi-regime integration occur in RTT/2 and RTT/3."
  }
}