Core Emotion Framework (CEF): Technical Specification 4 (TS-4)

The Core Emotion Framework (CEF) Technical Specification 4 (TS-4) defines the canonical simulation
and modeling protocols for computational implementations of the CEF. Whereas TS-1 establishes the
operational mechanics of centers, processes, operators, and activation dynamics, TS-2 defines the
empirical validation architecture, and TS-3 specifies the computational structures and update rules,
TS-4 provides the formal procedures, protocols, and methodological standards for running
simulations, conducting computational experiments, and generating model-based predictions. TS-4 is
an architecture-level document: it defines simulation logic, perturbation methods, stability analyses,
and reproducibility requirements without prescribing programming languages, software platforms, or
applied case studies.