EPINOVA–WP–F–2026–02

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Author: Dr. Shaoyuan Wu  

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0660-8232  

Affiliation: EPINOVA LLC  

Research Unit: Global AI Governance and Policy Research Center, EPINOVA LLC  

Date: 2026-02-16

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18654119  

Recommended Citation：

Wu, Shaoyuan. (2026).

Derivative-State Drift: A Continuous-Time Model of Constraint Erosion in Elite and Artificial Optimization Systems (EPINOVA Working Paper No. EPINOVA–WP–F–2026–02). Global AI Governance and Policy Research Center, EPINOVA LLC.

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18654119.