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astro-ph.IM2026

Early Exploration of the Scientific Discovery Space for the Habitable Worlds Observatory

Courtney D. Dressing, Danica Adams, Evelyne Alecian +324

The paper summarizes 70 science cases for the proposed NASA Habitable Worlds Observatory, outlining the observational needs across four scientific pillars and detailing required ca…

physics.hist-ph2026

The Physics of Causation

Leroy Cronin, Sara I. Walker

Assembly theory (AT) introduces causation as a material property and establishes a metrology for objects produced by evolution and selection. The physical scale of causation is qua…

astro-ph.IM2026

Searching for Life-As-We-Don't-Know-It: Mission-relevant Application of Assembly Theory for Exoplanet Life Detection

Sara Walker, Estelle Janin, Evgenya Shkolnik +2

This white paper introduces a framework for applying Assembly Theory (AT) to planetary atmospheres as a biosignature framework suitable for the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO).…

math.CO2025

Assembly Addition Chains

Leroy Cronin, Juan Carlos Morales Parra, Keith Y. Patarroyo

In this paper we extend the notion of Addition Chains over Z+ to a general set S. We explain how the algebraic structure of Assembly Multi-Magma over the pairs (S,BB proper subset…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Quantifying the Complexity of Materials with Assembly Theory

Keith Y Patarroyo, Abhishek Sharma, Ian Seet +3

Quantifying the evolution and complexity of materials is of importance in many areas of science and engineering, where a central open challenge is developing experimental complexit…

cs.CC2024

Assembly Theory and its Relationship with Computational Complexity

Christopher P. Kempes, Michael Lachmann, Andrew Iannaccone +4

Assembly theory (AT) quantifies selection using the assembly equation and identifies complex objects that occur in abundance based on two measurements, assembly index and copy numb…