Comparison protocol
A selected century in Sandbox 009 is observed across four parallel histories. Each rerun begins from the same retained state. Population trajectories are compared over the same synthetic interval; elapsed observation time is recorded separately.
| Run | Initial state | Public disposition |
|---|---|---|
| 009.01 | 4,117,028,900 | Observation retained |
| 009.02 | 4,117,028,900 | Observation retained |
| 009.03 | 4,117,028,900 | Observation retained |
| 009.04 | 4,117,028,900 | Terminated / record retained |
Population forking
A fork creates a new population history. Agent identifiers are qualified by the branch identifier after divergence. Similarity between agents on different branches does not establish continued identity.
Communication records may be correlated between runs. Such correlation does not merge the populations or reinstate a terminated branch.