Operational Thermodynamic Observers: Program Guide and Current Research Status

Abstract

Version 1.0 of the entry guide to the Operational Thermodynamic Observers program, dated 15 October 2026. The five-page guide explains the current research question, distinguishes exact finite statements, synthetic tests and conditional reconstructions, and provides reading paths and clickable links to 18 current papers and supporting releases. Six earlier records are identified separately with their superseded claims and current replacements. The reading sequence introduces conditional phase and query structure, moving boundary-record descriptions and sufficient finite-time observable controls before the Jacobson and geometry-gravity studies. The guide keeps the assumptions and limits of each result explicit. It does not add a new physical theory, mathematical proof or experimental result. The proposed physical quantum-to-geometry and gravity bridge remains unclosed; independent specialist review remains outstanding. All 18 current DOIs were checked on 15 October 2026 against their public records and stated versions, using deposited PDF version labels where metadata did not specify a version. Internal cross-references were checked, including the approximate-projection stability result in Fault-Tolerant Observer Overlaps, Theorem 2, Section 4.1. The supersession statements describe the scientific scope of the current program; this guide does not itself formally withdraw or edit earlier Zenodo records. The macro synthesis preserves an evidence freeze of 24 August 2026 and the microphysical manuscript a freeze of 7 September 2026; their conditional and historical scope is retained. The deposit includes a linked PDF and editable DOCX. Itay Priiz is the author; AI tools assisted editorial consolidation. CC BY 4.0 applies to these guide files.