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Equation 15 · Part 7 · The Bend an Elevator Cannot Fake

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yij≈(Φi−Φj)/c2y_{ij} \approx (\Phi_i - \Phi_j)/c^2
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What this part means

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.

Its job in the formula

A subscript distinguishes a version, component, step, or member of a quantity. It does not automatically mean multiplication.

The passage around this formula

At weak field this reduces to the familiar yijy_{ij} ≈\approx (Φi\Phi_i - Φj\Phi_j)/c2c^2 for Newtonian potential Φ\Phi , exactly the quantity real fibre-linked clock comparisons already report [ 1 , 7 ] . Collect every measured edge into a vector y , one entry per link, and encode the network’s topology in an incidence matrix B : row e = (i,j) has a +1 in column i , a -1 in column j , and zero elsewhere. The model is y = Bϕ\phi + n for measurement noise n with covariance C , and the standard weighted least-squares estimate of the node potentials is

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A subscript is a label attached below a symbol. It often selects a time step, component, category, or member of a sequence.

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