Exercise 03 — MLR (Mineral Lock‑In Regime)

Crystal–Mycelial Engine — Teaching Exercise Series#

1. Objective#

Students will implement the Mineral Lock‑In Regime (MLR) stage of the CME pipeline by:

• propagating mineral lattice fronts
• encoding domain memory
• producing the canonical mineral_map substrate

This exercise introduces P and M operator families in their mineral‑domain context.

2. Regime Summary — MLR#

MLR models the final transition into mineral lattice logic:

• crystal lattice propagation
• domain formation
• impurity‑band memory encoding
• resonance‑locked geometry

Envelope Targets

• supersaturation: ≥ 0.85
• thermal shift: −3 to −5 °C
• resonance alignment: TRUE

3. Required Operators#

Students must use:

• P.front_propagate — propagate the mineral lattice front
• M.domain_memory — encode memory into mineral domains

These produce the canonical mineral_map structure.

4. Expected Output Structure#

The student’s agent should return:

mineral_map = {
    "lattice": <data>,
    "domains": <data>
}

Values may be placeholders or simulated data depending on lesson level.

5. Starter Scaffold#

class MineralDomainAgent:
    def crystallize(self, hybrid_layer):
        """
        Implement the Mineral Lock-In Regime (MLR).
        Required:
            P.front_propagate
            M.domain_memory
        Output:
            mineral_map
        """
        mineral_map = {
            "lattice": None,
            "domains": None
        }
 
        # TODO: call P.front_propagate
        # TODO: call M.domain_memory
 
        return mineral_map

6. Student Tasks#

1. Accept hybrid_layer from Exercise 02.
2. Implement P.front_propagate to generate lattice propagation.
3. Implement M.domain_memory to encode domain memory.
4. Store results in mineral_map.
5. Print the resulting mineral_map for inspection.
6. Verify envelope targets (supersaturation ≥ 0.85, thermal shift −3 to −5 °C).

7. Completion Criteria#

A student has successfully completed Exercise 03 when:

• mineral_map["lattice"] contains a lattice propagation structure
• mineral_map["domains"] contains domain memory data
• envelope targets are acknowledged
• code runs without errors