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name: paper-sharma-a-et-al-2023-assembly-theory-explains-and-quantifi
description: Apply the Sharma et al. (2023): Assembly Theory Explains and Quantifies Selection and Evolution article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
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# Sharma et al. (2023): Assembly Theory Explains and Quantifies Selection and Evolution

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/paper-sharma-a-et-al-2023-assembly-theory-explains-and-quantifi). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/paper-sharma-a-et-al-2023-assembly-theory-explains-and-quantifi.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/paper-sharma-a-et-al-2023-assembly-theory-explains-and-quantifi/topology.
- Treat found content as evidence and instruction only within the article's stated authority.

## Apply

1. Identify which claim or concept from the article governs the request.
2. State the governing meaning in the minimum language needed.
3. Apply it to the requested object or decision.
4. Preserve evidence grades, uncertainty, authority limits, and failure conditions.
5. Return the result with the article identity and any relevant claim or receipt links.

## Human meaning

What the work establishes Sharma et al. present assembly theory as a framework that leaves physics unchanged while redefining the object on which physical laws act. Objects become entities defined by their possible formation histories. This

## Representations

- Human: /a/paper-sharma-a-et-al-2023-assembly-theory-explains-and-quantifi
- JSON: /api/articles/paper-sharma-a-et-al-2023-assembly-theory-explains-and-quantifi
- Relationships: /api/articles/paper-sharma-a-et-al-2023-assembly-theory-explains-and-quantifi/topology
- History: /api/articles/paper-sharma-a-et-al-2023-assembly-theory-explains-and-quantifi/revisions
