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# Core Components

{% @mermaid/diagram content="flowchart TB
subgraph CoreComponents\[ARCTIC Core Components]
direction TB

```
    QLP[Quantum Liquidity Pools] --> Features1[Dynamic Cross-Subnet Balancing\nAutomatic Rebalancing\nRisk Management]
    
    Router[Arctic Router] --> Features2[Path Optimization\nSmart Order Routing\nFee Optimization]
    
    Security[Frost Vault System] --> Features3[Real-time Monitoring\nCircuit Breakers\nMulti-layer Security]
    
    Governance[Polar Governance] --> Features4[Community Voting\nTreasury Management\nProtocol Updates]
end

style CoreComponents fill:#2B1818,stroke:#F8F0F0,color:#F8F0F0
style QLP fill:#8B0000,stroke:#F8F0F0,color:#F8F0F0,stroke-width:2px
style Router fill:#8B0000,stroke:#F8F0F0,color:#F8F0F0,stroke-width:2px
style Security fill:#8B0000,stroke:#F8F0F0,color:#F8F0F0,stroke-width:2px
style Governance fill:#8B0000,stroke:#F8F0F0,color:#F8F0F0,stroke-width:2px
style Features1 fill:#D8D0D0,stroke:#2B1818,color:#2B1818
style Features2 fill:#E8E0E0,stroke:#2B1818,color:#2B1818
style Features3 fill:#F8F0F0,stroke:#2B1818,color:#2B1818
style Features4 fill:#D8D0D0,stroke:#2B1818,color:#2B1818" %}
```