Population Growth: Logistic Model implementation

Binding contract

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Record owner

Guth Instruments

Lifecycle

verified-clean

Evidence ID

t6-039

Effect

Computation or source lookup only

Input and validation requirements

The formula is undefined when N0=0 because it divides by N0. The instrument must reject that input; an implementation that relies on JavaScript Infinity could produce a misleading finite-looking result. A secondary hazard is ambiguity over whether negative r is allowed and how its sign is interpreted.

Required corrections

No binding erratum is attached to this unique-name record. Implementers must still preserve the declared units, domain, and failure behavior.

Inspectable interface fixture

The sample below is evidence for interface and validation tests, not a production implementation.

{
  "inputs": {
    "N0": 100,
    "K": 1000,
    "r": 0.1,
    "r_unit": "per year",
    "time": 0,
    "time_unit": "years",
    "target_fraction": 0.5
  },
  "expected_outputs": {
    "sampled_points": [
      {
        "time_years": 0,
        "N": 100
      }
    ],
    "time_to_target_years": 21.9722458,
    "key_curve_features": {
      "lower_horizontal_asymptote": 0,
      "upper_horizontal_asymptote": 1000,
      "inflection_time_years": 21.9722458,
      "inflection_population": 500,
      "maximum_growth_rate_population_per_year": 25,
      "finite_roots": []
    }
  },
  "working": "A=(K−N0)/N0=(1000−100)/100=9. At t=0, e^(−rt)=e^0=1. Denominator=1+9×1=10. Therefore N(0)=1000/10=100. For p=0.5, t=(1/0.1)ln((0.5/0.5)×9)=10ln(9)=10×2.197224577=21.9722458 years. The inflection occurs when N=K/2=500, at the same time. Its slope is rK/4=(0.1×1000)/4=25 population units/year. Since 0<N0<K and r>0, N(t) has no finite roots and approaches 0 backward in time and 1000 forward in time."
}

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Sources and evidence

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• VERIFIED_LEDGER.json
• evidence-tranche6/tranche6-results.json