Snapshot

Primary measurement surface

A Snapshot is a structural measurement of a system under load at a moment in time.

Snapshot Diagram

Measures

• configuration
• stresses
• energy distribution
• velocity distribution
• dimensionality
• collapse pressure

Does not

• anticipate
• predict behaviour
• describe motion

Enables

comparison · trend mapping · collapse recognition · terminal trajectory (when visible)

Terminal trajectory / Expected End State

A Snapshot does not predict outcomes. However, when the system’s structure makes the terminal configuration visible, the Snapshot can express the Expected End State. This is not a prediction. It is the structural trajectory already present in the system.

Template

boundary · constraints · energy · volatility · collapse pressure · terminal trajectory (if visible)