analogical-transfer

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name: analogical-transfer
description: Systematic structure-mapping from source to target domain (Gentner). Identify relational correspondences and transfer higher-order constraints.
execution: strategy
used-by: cross-domain-discovery
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# Analogical Transfer

Systematic structure-mapping from source to target domain following Gentner's structure-mapping theory. Prioritize relational similarity over surface similarity.

## State Ledger

| Resource | Target | Current | % |
|----------|--------|---------|---|
| web-search | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| web-research | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| paper-overview | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| paper-search | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| paper-research | 8 | 0 | 0% |

## HARD-GATE

Cannot exit strategy until ≥80% of each budget line is consumed OR yield targets are met with justification for remaining budget.

## Available Tactics

| Tactic | Role |
|--------|------|
| analogy-extraction | Core tactic — extract and validate structural analogies |
| domain-divergence | Find distant source domains with high structural similarity |
| bridge-validation | Validate mapping depth before transfer |

## Available SOPs

| SOP | Role |
|-----|------|
| domain-scanning | Find candidate source domains |
| abstraction-extraction | Extract abstract relational structure |
| structural-mapping | Map source→target correspondences |
| analogy-quality-assessment | Rate analogy depth (surface/structural/systemic) |
| transfer-adaptation | Adapt transferred principle to target constraints |
| cross-domain-synthesis | Synthesize transfer outputs |

## Execution Guidance

1. **Functionalize target**: Restate target problem in relational terms (not object terms)
2. **Source search**: Use domain-scanning to find domains with similar relational structure
3. **Abstract source**: Extract relational structure from source using abstraction-extraction
4. **Map structure**: Use structural-mapping to align source→target correspondences
5. **Assess depth**: Apply analogy-quality-assessment — only proceed with STRUCTURAL or SYSTEMIC matches
6. **Transfer**: Carry over higher-order relational constraints from source to target
7. **Adapt**: Use transfer-adaptation to fit transferred principles to target constraints
8. **Validate**: Confirm transferred solution respects target domain physics/logic