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Scientific Model Adapter Draft

This note defines the next adapter direction after spar_domain_physics.

The goal is not to turn SPAR into a generic governance tool. The goal is to extend SPAR from a physics proof case into a broader mathematical and scientific-model validation framework.

Target Model Classes

  • PDE and simulation models
  • dynamical systems
  • control models
  • inverse problems
  • calibration models
  • constrained optimization models
  • scientific ML surrogates
  • PINNs and hybrid scientific models

What the Adapter Should Provide

Layer A

Analytical or contractual anchors for the model family:

  • conservation or boundedness contracts
  • convergence or residual contracts
  • domain-specific validity regimes

Layer B

Interpretation rules for model claims:

  • exact vs approximate
  • calibrated vs justified
  • surrogate vs theory-grounded
  • bounded regime vs general claim

Layer C

Implementation and maturity review:

  • heuristic
  • partial
  • closed
  • environment-conditional
  • research-only

Why This Adapter Matters

The physics adapter proves SPAR in a hard domain. The scientific-model adapter would prove that the same review structure works across mathematical model families without collapsing into generic compliance prose.

That keeps SPAR where it is strongest:

  • stable output is not enough
  • passing regression is not enough
  • numerical success does not automatically justify a stronger claim

Non-Goals

  • generic software linting
  • business-rule validation
  • replacing theorem provers
  • replacing domain-specific scientific judgment

This adapter should extend SPAR's admissibility logic, not dilute it.