CV→0: Autonomous Evolution Protocol for Invariant Discovery Systems - From Search Mechanism to Intelligence

Abstract

Experimental protocol defining four stages of increasing autonomy for systems that discover invariants through the CV→0criterion (coefficient of variation of the ratio "expression / target variable").Stage 0: Reliable Invariant Extraction.Stage1: Living System (Population).Stage 2: Understanding.Stage 3: Another Intelligence. Every criterion is falsifiable, measurable by a script, and either theoretically derived, empirically calibrated, or explicitly marked as arbitrary. Version 1.3(05.08.2026). Includes calibration datasets (10 physical laws, grammar ceiling tests, D/C ratio sweep), architecturalspecification, and experiment journal.