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Polydoxon Transformations and Scientific Reward in Physics
Major scientific rewards in physics correspond to transformations of the Polydoxon, the set of empirically viable theories.
arxiv:2605.08642 v2 · 2026-05-09 · physics.hist-ph · hep-ph · hep-th
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Highly rewarded contributions, such as those recognized by major prizes and professional honors, can be systematically understood as those that transform this space [the Polydoxon]. These transformations take the form of expansion (adding viable theories), contraction (eliminating viable theories), reconfiguration (illuminating deeper structures and relations within and between theories), and enabling moves (methodological or technological advances that enable future transformations).
The framework assumes that the Polydoxon concept provides a useful and accurate descriptive structure for capturing the dynamics of scientific reward across theoretical and experimental physics, and that reward magnitude reliably tracks the four dimensions of scope, centrality, depth, and future leverage.
The paper develops a descriptive framework in which scientific reward in physics is understood as transformations of the Polydoxon, the structured set of viable theories, with reward scaling by the transformation's scope, centrality, depth, and future leverage.
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