# MIT License

## Copyright

Copyright (c) 2025 F. F. Martinez Gamo

ORCID: [0009-0007-6116-0613](https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6116-0613)

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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
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SOFTWARE.**

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## Additional Information

### TNFR Python Engine

This software implements **Resonant Fractal Nature Theory (TNFR)**, a computational framework
for modeling coherent patterns through resonance dynamics.

**Project**: TNFR-Python-Engine  
**Repository**: <https://github.com/fermga/TNFR-Python-Engine>  
**PyPI**: <https://pypi.org/project/tnfr/>  
**DOI**: [10.5281/zenodo.17761312](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17761312)

### Citation

If you use this software in your research, please cite:

```bibtex
@software{tnfr_python_engine,
  author = {Martinez Gamo, F. F.},
  title = {TNFR-Python-Engine: Resonant Fractal Nature Theory Implementation},
  year = {2025},
  version = {0.0.1},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.17761312},
  url = {https://github.com/fermga/TNFR-Python-Engine}
}
```

See [CITATION.cff](CITATION.cff) for machine-readable citation metadata.

### Third-Party Dependencies

This software relies on the following open-source libraries:

- **NetworkX** - BSD-3-Clause License
- **NumPy** - BSD-3-Clause License
- **SciPy** - BSD-3-Clause License
- **Matplotlib** (optional) - PSF License
- **PyYAML** (optional) - MIT License

See `pyproject.toml` for the complete list of dependencies.

### Contributing

Contributions to TNFR Python Engine are welcome! Please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)
for guidelines.

By contributing to this project, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under
the same MIT License that covers this project.

### Trademark Notice

"TNFR" and "Resonant Fractal Nature Theory" are terms associated with this theoretical
framework. While the software implementation is provided under the MIT License, the
theoretical framework itself is a scholarly work subject to academic attribution norms.

### Disclaimer

This software is provided for research and educational purposes. The theoretical framework
of TNFR represents an alternative modeling paradigm and should be evaluated critically
within appropriate academic and scientific contexts.

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**For questions about licensing or usage, please contact the maintainers via**:

- GitHub Issues: <https://github.com/fermga/TNFR-Python-Engine/issues>
- GitHub Discussions: <https://github.com/fermga/TNFR-Python-Engine/discussions>
