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%  SCIENTIFIC CHALLENGE ATLAS -- PROBLEM SUBMISSION TEMPLATE
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%  How to use this file:
%    1. Fill in the four fields in the "SUBMISSION METADATA" block below.
%    2. Work through the sections. Each opens with a short instruction, set
%       off in italics, describing what that section should contain. Delete
%       the instruction and write your own content in its place.
%    3. Compile with pdflatex (or xelatex / latexmk). Only standard packages
%       are used, so it builds on any current TeX distribution and on Overleaf
%       with no extra setup.
%    4. Email the finished .tex (and the compiled .pdf, if you like) to the
%       address on the atlas website.
%
%  Keep the structure intact: the atlas records every problem with these same
%  sections, so a submission that follows the template can be assessed directly.
%  A problem that cannot be stated with a question, an answer shape, and a
%  verification path is out of scope for the atlas.
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\documentclass[11pt]{article}

% --- Standard packages only (all ship with a full TeX Live / MiKTeX) ---------
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry}
\usepackage{amsmath, amssymb}   % mathematics
\usepackage{enumitem}           % tidy lists
\usepackage{hyperref}           % clickable links / arXiv references
\usepackage{xcolor}

\hypersetup{colorlinks=true, urlcolor=blue, linkcolor=black}
\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
\setlength{\parskip}{6pt}

% Section label used throughout the atlas.
\newcommand{\atlassection}[1]{\vspace{4pt}\noindent\textbf{\large #1}\par\vspace{2pt}\hrule\vspace{8pt}}
% Instructional prompt. Delete each \prompt{...} and replace with your content.
\newcommand{\prompt}[1]{{\itshape\color{gray}#1}\par\vspace{6pt}}

\begin{document}

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%  TITLE
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\begin{center}
  {\LARGE\bfseries [ Problem title ]}\\[6pt]
  {\normalsize Scientific Challenge Atlas --- Problem Submission}
\end{center}
% Title guidance: name the object and the property in question, not a general
% topic. It should be specific and declarative.

\vspace{6pt}

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%  SUBMISSION METADATA  (for the editors; not an atlas section)
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\begin{tabular}{@{}p{3cm}p{12cm}@{}}
  \textbf{Author(s):}   & \\
  \textbf{Contact:}     & \\
  \textbf{Field:}       & \\   % e.g. Theoretical Physics, Materials, Biology
  \textbf{Subcategory:} & \\   % your own more specific label
\end{tabular}

\vspace{10pt}

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%  1. THE QUESTION
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\atlassection{The Question}
\prompt{State the open question precisely, in the conventions a solver would
use. If a formula or definition fixes the normalization, include it. After
reading this section, the reader should know exactly what is being asked and
in what setting, with no ambiguity about what would count as answering it.}

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%  2. ANSWER SHAPE
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\atlassection{Answer Shape}
\prompt{Describe what a complete answer looks like: a number, a yes/no
decision, a closed form, a bound, a classification, or a certificate. State
the acceptance condition. If the answer is a decision, say what a valid
demonstration of each outcome must contain.}

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%  3. SIGNIFICANCE
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\atlassection{Significance}
\prompt{Explain why the answer matters and what each possible outcome would
establish or rule out. Place the problem in the context of what is already
known, citing the key prior results (listed under References below).}

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%  4. WHY AI COULD SOLVE IT
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\atlassection{Why AI Could Solve It}
\prompt{This is the defining criterion for the atlas. Explain why no new
experiment or observation is required---why the decisive information already
exists in the public record and is executable from it. Name the inputs a
solver would draw on and the main obstacle to be overcome. If solving the
problem would require gathering new empirical data, it is out of scope.}

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%  5. VERIFICATION PATH
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\atlassection{Verification Path}
\prompt{Give an auditable chain by which an independent group could reproduce
and check a proposed answer. Numbered steps are helpful. State what a
verification package should contain (data, code, intermediate results). A
problem with no plausible verification path is out of scope for the atlas.}

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%  6. COMPUTE ESTIMATE
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\atlassection{Compute Estimate}
\prompt{Give an order-of-magnitude estimate of the reasoning, search, and
compute burden, together with any storage or resource requirements. Rough
figures are fine; state your assumptions. If you cannot estimate the cost, say
what would need to be known to produce one.}

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%  7. REFERENCES
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\begin{thebibliography}{9}
  % \bibitem{key} Author(s), ``Title,'' \href{https://arxiv.org/abs/XXXX.XXXXX}{arXiv:XXXX.XXXXX} (Year).
\end{thebibliography}

\end{document}
