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The Living Graph: Holons and the Four-Graph Model
The holonic model introduces a four-layer architecture for RDF knowledge graphs: interior, boundary/membrane (via SHACL), projection, and context. This enables true encapsulation, boundary governance, and contextual relationships. Each holon is both a self-contained entity and part of a holarchy, facilitating multi-resolution querying, provenance tracking, and federated authority. Portals enable controlled, annotated traversal between holons, solving challenges in representing containment, authority, and navigation that flat RDF graphs cannot address. This principled structure brings organization, scalability, and semantic richness crucial for complex, multi-domain graph systems.
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