AetherGovern v2.0.0: Reference Implementation of the Falsification-First Governance Architecture
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: ## AetherGovern v2.0.0 — Reference Implementation **Status:** Reference Implementation (preliminary results). The v0.1.0 hypothesis (F1–F5) is not falsified by the implementation or the experiments, but it is also not confirmed. This is the software release (v2.0.0) of the AetherGovern falsification-first governance architecture specified in v0.1.0. The v0.1.0 paper remains the authoritative hypothesis record; v2.0.0 adds a reference implementation alongside it. --- ### 🔗 Links - **📦 PyPI package:** [aethergovern 2.0.0](https://pypi.org/project/aethergovern/2.0.0/) - **🐙 GitHub repository:** [gitdeeper15/aethergovern](https://github.com/gitdeeper15/aethergovern) - **📄 Paper (v0.1.0):** [10.5281/zenodo.24054524](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24054524) - **🌐 Website:** [aethergovern.netlify.app](https://aethergovern.netlify.app) - **📋 OSF Registration:** [10.17605/OSF.IO/TAHC8](https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/TAHC8) - **🔗 ORCID:** [0009-0003-8903-0029](https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8903-0029) --- ### What v2.0.0 adds to v0.1.0 | v0.1.0 (hypothesis) | v2.0.0 (this release) | (https://github.com/gitdeeper15/aethergovern/releases/tag/v2.0.0) |---|---| | Formal architecture specified | Reference implementation built | | Two propositions (proof sketches) | Implemented causal-authority admission and monotonic revocation | | Five failure conditions (F1–F5) | Evaluated against M1–M5 (simulation) | | No implementation, no tests, no experiments | 15 modules, 60 tests, 3 experiments | | No PyPI package | aethergovern 2.0.0 on PyPI | --- ### Implementation status | Component | Status | |---|---| | Modules | 15 (Python, ~1,540 lines) | | CLI | aethergovern info · aethergovern verify | | Tests | 60 passed (pytest) | | Experiments | 3/3 completed (simulated data) | | PyPI | aethergovern 2.0.0 — Published | --- ### Experimental results (simulation only) | # | Experiment | Result | |---|---|---| | 1 | Authorization Correctness (M1) | 0.0000 unauthorized admission rate (10–500 nodes) | | 2 | Exposure Window (M2, M3) | M2 = 0; M3 median = 100 ms | | 3 | Attribution Accuracy (M4, M5) | M4 = 1.0; M5 = 1.0 | **Caveat:** Experiments use simulated data. These are preliminary results; no real-world deployment has been evaluated. --- ### What v2.0.0 does not change - The v0.1.0 hypothesis (F1–F5) — still the authoritative record. - Propositions P1–P2 — still proof sketches, not machine-checked. - Real-world deployment — still not evaluated. --- ### Installation ```bash pip install aethergovern ``` Requires Python 3.9+. Runtime dependency: cryptography >= 41.0. --- Known limitations 1. Simulation only. No real-world deployment. 2. Simplified network model. 3. Simplified Byzantine model. 4. Root registry is centralized. 5. No ablation. 6. No mechanized proofs (P1–P2 remain proof sketches). 7. No performance benchmarks. --- "AetherGovern is a candidate, not a result." — AetherGovern v0.1.0, Section 8.5
Author: Baladi, Samir
Institution: Ronin Institute for Independent Scholarship 2.0
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7225663515