Equation 44 · A Horizon Is a Toll Booth, Not a Loophole
What does this equation mean?
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This equation states an equality: the expressions on both sides have the same value under the article’s assumptions. Read the equation part by part below; each part has a contextual explanation and a link to its mathematical background.
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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 E_infty
nfty occurs above the fraction bar. The numerator is divided by the entire denominator below it.
Symbol f
f is an input to the expression that computes the quantity on the left.
Symbol r
r occurs below the fraction bar. The quantity above the bar is divided by this expression; zero is excluded as a denominator.
Symbol d
d is an input to the expression that computes the quantity on the left.
Symbol τ
τ 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.
=
The expressions on both sides represent the same quantity under the stated assumptions.
See an illustrated explanation →subscript
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.
Denominator: sqrtf(r)
The complete quantity below the fraction bar; it must be nonzero for this division.
How to interpret it
With a fixed numerator, increasing a nonzero denominator reduces the fraction. Read it with the definitions, units, and assumptions supplied by the article.
What the article says around this equation
d t , with f(r) = 1-2GM/(r) for Schwarzschild. A locally conserved (Killing) energy — the energy the same quantity would be assigned by a distant static observer — and the energy measured by the local static observer, , are related by the standard blueshift-on-the-way-down relation . That second identity is the entire resolution in miniature, and it is worth deriving [] both ways to see it operate. Hold the local energy budget fixed at =' (a battery physically at the processor, delivering a fixed amount of locally measured energy) over a proper interval :
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