Equation 106 · A Horizon Is a Toll Booth, Not a Loophole
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Symbol E_rm loc
m loc is part of the quantity the equation computes from the expression on the right.
Symbol d
d is part of the quantity the equation computes from the expression on the right.
Symbol τ
τ is part of the quantity the equation computes from the expression on the right.
Symbol E_infty
nfty is an input to the expression that computes the quantity on the left.
Symbol t
t is an input to the expression that computes the quantity on the left.
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The expressions on both sides represent the same quantity under the stated assumptions.
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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 ledger. [] , the cumulative orthogonalization count, is an exact and dimensionless consequence of the Levitin-Toffoli bound integrated over proper time, valid without approximation in the quasi-static driving regime and bounded above by the sharper Deffner-Lutz result outside it — that piece is DERIVED. The identity \,d=\,dt is an exact consequence of the definition of Killing energy in a static spacetime, proven here for the specific case of [] rather than asserted by analogy — also DERIVED. That no energy-convention bookkeeping can extract a net gain from this identity is a direct corollary, not an assumption.
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