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Equation 112 · Part 8 · The Bit Comes Back Before the Bearing

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ΔtLG(ϵ,δ)  ≡  tG(δ)−tL(ϵ),\Delta t_{LG}(\epsilon,\delta) \;\equiv\; t_G(\delta) - t_L(\epsilon),
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The lower label selects a particular version, component, or indexed member of the quantity. For example, x₀ and xₜ can be values at different positions.

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Collect the two thresholds into one signed, unit-checked quantity, ΔtLG(ϵ,δ)  ≡  tG(δ)−tL(ϵ)\Delta t_{LG}(\epsilon,\delta) \;\equiv\; t_G(\delta) - t_L(\epsilon). a quantity in seconds (or, equivalently, in units of β\beta ), invariant under the group action because both of its terms are. Two limits recover ordinary, unconstrained Hayden-Preskill behavior exactly, as any honest extension of that result has to. Remove the conservation law — set J^\hat J = 0 — and there is no eigenspace structure left for a heading to hide behind; whatever continuous label survives becomes an ordinary classical parameter encoded in radiation no differently than the qubit’s own logical content, and tGt_G →\to tLt_L . Alternatively, keep the conservation law but grant the two parties an…

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