Equation 129 · Part 1 · The Bit Comes Back Before the Bearing

Symbol f_1

1/(f_1\delta^2) = \ln S/2\pi

f_1

What this part means

$f_1$ is an argument of the function-like quantity on the left; its role is set by that function’s stated inputs.

Its job in the formula

$f_1$ is an argument of the function-like quantity on the left; its role is set by that function’s stated inputs.

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The passage around this formula

…more uncomfortable check is what the toy model of the previous section actually implies at the numbers already computed: $t_L$ $\approx$ 3.5\, $\mathrm{ms}$ , or $t_L$ / $\beta$ $\approx$ 28.2 , for the solar-mass hole above. Taking $f_1$ = 1 as an illustrative, explicitly assumed per-quantum information content, a modest tolerance $\delta$ = 0.1\, $\mathrm{rad}$ (about six degrees) gives $t_G$ / $\beta$ = 100 , so $t_G$ $\approx$ 12.4\, $\mathrm{ms}$ and $\Delta$ $t_{LG}$ $\approx$ +8.9\, $\mathrm{ms}$ : the compass is the slower debt, as the title…

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Sources cited in the article section

[11] Superselection Rules and Quantum Protocols ↗

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