Equation 21 · Part 1 · A Horizon Is a Toll Booth, Not a Loophole

Symbol τ

\tau

\tau

What this part means

a time, the integral has action units.

Its job in the formula

τ is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.

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Where the article explains it

$N_\perp$ [ $\Gamma$ ] is a real-valued, non-negative functional of a timelike worldline in a fixed background spacetime together with a stated local energy convention; because the integrand is an energy and d $\tau$ is a time, the integral has action units and $N_\perp$ is dimensionless.

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Define the object this paper needs: for a worldline $\Gamma$ traced by a processor, with instantaneous mean energy above its own ground state $\langle$ H( $\tau$ ) $\rangle$ - $E_0(\tau)$ measured in the processor’s own comoving rest frame at proper time $\tau$ , the cumulative orthogonalization count is

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