papers/zoo-consensus/sections/09-cross-references-and-related-work.tex

\section{Cross-References and Related Work}


\subsection{Zoo Network Papers}

\begin{itemize}
\item \textbf{zoo-tokenomics} \cite{zoo-tokenomics}: Defines the $\textsc{Keeper}$ staking economics that determine validator weights in \Quasar{}.
\item \textbf{zoo-pq-crypto} \cite{zoo-pq-crypto}: Details the cryptographic primitives (\Corona{}, ML-KEM, ML-DSA) used in the post-quantum path.
\item \textbf{zoo-threshold-signatures} \cite{zoo-threshold-sigs}: Comprehensive treatment of the \Corona{} DKG and threshold signing protocol.
\end{itemize}

\subsection{Lux Network Papers}

\begin{itemize}
\item \textbf{lux-quasar-consensus} \cite{lux-quasar-consensus}: Original \Quasar{} specification for \Lux{} L0, from which Zoo's implementation derives.
\item \textbf{lux-quantum-consensus} \cite{lux-quantum-consensus}: Broader analysis of quantum-resistant consensus across the \Lux{} ecosystem.
\end{itemize}

\subsection{Comparison with Prior Work}

\begin{table}[h]
\centering
\small
\begin{tabular}{lccccc}
\toprule
\textbf{Protocol} & \textbf{PQ-Safe} & \textbf{GPU Accel.} & \textbf{Finality (1k val.)} & \textbf{BFT Threshold} \\
\midrule
Tendermint & No & No & 6,000\,ms & $n/3$ \\
HotStuff & No & No & 4,000\,ms & $n/3$ \\
Ethereum PoS & No & No & 384,000\,ms & $n/3$ \\
Quasar (Lux) & Yes & Optional & 1,200\,ms & $n/3$ \\
\textbf{Quasar (Zoo)} & \textbf{Yes} & \textbf{Yes} & \textbf{920\,ms} & $n/3$ \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\caption{Consensus protocol comparison}
\label{tab:protocol-cmp}
\end{table}