Source Registry
Every formula, constant, scenario anchor, and validation case in the Relativistic Optics Lab
cites one or more source_ids from shared/source_registry.json.
No prose-only sourcing is permitted. This page groups the registry by source type
so reviewers can tell at a glance whether a value rests on an exact SI definition, a public
ephemeris snapshot, a textbook benchmark, a public mission fact, an experimental constraint,
or a user-declared assumption.
How types are used.
authoritative_constant = SI / CODATA / IAU / IERS / NGA exact or recommended values;
public_ephemeris = JPL DE-series or Horizons snapshots;
textbook_benchmark = standard reference texts;
public_mission_fact = publicly disclosed mission parameters (never proprietary);
public_experimental_support = published measurement results used as cross-checks;
user_assumption = values entered at runtime, never validated independently.